Members of the Vaughan Public Library (VPL) Board, Deputy Mayor, Members of Council and VPL staff attended a topping off ceremony for the new Pleasant Ridge Library (located at 300 Pleasant Ridge Avenue) on Friday, June 6 to celebrate the topping off of the library structure and to welcome the next phase of construction. As part of the ceremony, attendees signed one of the structure’s steel beams.
Since the construction began in February, things have progressed quickly. The steel structure of the building is almost complete and the new library is expected to open by year end.
(From L to R): Ward 1 Councillor and VPL Board Trustee Marilyn Iafrate, VPL Board Trustee Suri Rosen, VPL CEO Margie Singleton, Deputy Mayor, Regional Councillor and VPL Board Trustee Gino Rosati, VPL Board Chair Michael McKenzie, President of Maystar General Contractors Joe Maio, Regional Councillor and VPL Board Trustee Michael Di Biase, Ward 4 Councillor Sandra Yeung Racco, VPL Board Trustee Marie Chiaromonte, VPL Board Trustee Lorraine de Boer and Vice-Chair of VPL Board Devender Sandhu attended the Pleasant Ridge Library topping off ceremony on Friday, June 6
(From L to R): CBRE Senior Project Manager Anthony Boland, City of Vaughan Director of Building & Facilities Michael Shatil, Maystar General Contractors' Project Managers Frank Riga and Luciano Di Giuiseppe, VPL Director of Planning and Communications Terri Watman, Maystar General Contractors' General Superintendent Jim Egnatis and Site Superintendent Michael Murphy
(From L to R): VPL CEO Margie Singleton, President of former Thornhill Woods Community Association Maya Goldenberg and Ward 4 Councillor Sandra Yeung Racco
(From L to R): VPL Board Trustee Marie Chiaromonte, VPL Board Trustee Suri Rosen, Ward 4 Councillor Sandra Yeung Racco, VPL Board Chair Michael McKenzie, President of Maystar General Contractors Joe Maio, VPL CEO Margie Singleton, Regional Councillor and VPL Board Trustee Michael Di Biase, Ward 1 Councillor and VPL Board Trustee Marilyn Iafrate, Deputy Mayor, Regional Councillor and VPL Board Trustee Gino Rosati, VPL Board Trustee Lorraine de Boer and Vice-Chair of VPL Board Devender Sandhu signing the beam
(From L to R): VPL Board Chair Michael McKenzie, VPL CEO Margie Singleton and Deputy Mayor, Regional Councillor and VPL Board Trustee Gino Rosati signing the beam
(From L to R): CBRE Senior Project Manager Frank Boland, Maystar General Contractors' Project Managers Frank Riga and Luciano Di Giuiseppe, VPL Director of Planning and Communications Terri Watman, Maystar General Contractors' General Superintendent Jim Egnatis and Site Superintendent Michael Murphy
(From L to R): Ward 4 Councillor Sandra Yeung Racco, President of former Thornhill Woods Community Assocation Maya Goldenberg and VPL CEO Margie Singleton signing the beam
Master of Ceremonies – VPL Board Chair Michael McKenzie
Deputy Mayor, Regional Councillor and VPL Board Trustee Gino Rosati
Ward 4 Councillor Sandra Yeung Racco
