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New WMA – construction updates!

September 26, 2015 By Anna Vavilova Leave a Comment

New WMA coming soon

Dear WMA Students, Parents and Teachers!

Yes, we are expanding and moving to a brand new facility very soon! The square footage of a new WMA is going to be double of our current space and that means bigger rooms and more fun classes. My favourite feature of our new school : windows –  floor to sealing!!! Also, we will have a beautiful performance space and ….well, I do not want to spoil the surprise 🙂 You will have to see for yourselves!

When? This is the question of the month! We do not have a definite timeline just yet. I would like to share a few milestones with you in this post to give you an idea:
Next week on Tuesday ( Sept. 29th) the construction inside of our unit is complete  – EVERYTHING IS BUILT AND READY FOR US TO MOVE IN …but… We have to pass several inspections to get occupancy from the city: Fire safety, Sprinkles, General Safety (safe entrances and exits, etc…) I have been on the site every day last week trying to push this project forward as quick as possible.

1. Base Building Construction Company is having time delays with meeting Fire Safety. We are looking into an option of having a …..”watch man”  – a person sitting on WMA footsteps to meet fire safety requirements.
2. Sprinkles – the inspector is on vacation….till October 5th (oh, great!)
3. General Safety:
    • city just approved the hight/slope of the side-walk yesterday, so they will be pouring concrete next week
    • after that concrete will be poured next to our exit and entrance
    • after that building siding (to cover the white wrap) will be installed
There is no definite answer on when we will be in  – it can be as soon as in 10 days – if everything goes smoothly.  I am working tirelessly to make this happen!
Thank you everyone for your support, help, understanding and patience.
Special thanks go to: realtor Sean Lawson, President of Steveston Remax (amazing support and help in pushing this project forward); Penta Construction Company (base building); Peter Fuhrmann (WMA contractor); Joseph Wong (Blackberry Bistro); Eugene Skovorodnikov and Joseph Tillman (fundraising).
Because of this indefinite time line, I am hesitant to start implementing new music programs just yet. I am very concerned about the space and schedule  – I already made a mistake of trusting the original completion time (September 1st). Our plan is to sit tight and wait till we move in and then we launch forward with unstoppable force!
If you’d like to reply with some ideas, thoughts or advice – would be nice to hear from everyone 🙂
Your favourite WMA Director,
Anna Vavilova

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