Heritage

Respecting our past and preserving it for the future.

Supreme Court of Canada
Jerusalem City Hall
Rideau Canal Locks, Ottawa
Peace Tower, Parliament Hill, Ottawa
Navigation Lock
Justice Building Renovations

Supreme Court of Canada

This project involved renovations, ventilation upgrades, and air quality balancing controls for 8 floors of stacks, as well as creation of mobile shelving units, and renovations to the office of the Chief Justice of the Federal Court. Learn More

Jerusalem City Hall

“City Hall Square is one of the most important, impressive and prestigious construction projects undertaken in the city in this century” [The Making of City Hall Complex, Jerusalem by David Kroyanker]. The layout includes a central municipal square integrated with and surrounded by restored historical buildings and new, modern structures. The RECL team was involved… Learn More

Rideau Canal Locks, Ottawa

The Ottawa Locks are the final set of locks on the northern end of the Rideau Canal, where it joins the Ottawa River. In the early 1980’s it was determined that these locks were in serious need of repair due to time and water damage. A multi-year project was undertaken to restore them to good… Learn More

Peace Tower, Parliament Hill, Ottawa

As a heritage project, a critical intricacy of this work involved the numbering of each brick of one exterior original wall prior to dismantling. The interior work included building a barrier free access, expanding the square footage to adapt the extension of the elevator shaft to the public viewing area, and building a new elevator… Learn More

Navigation Lock

RECL completed the construction a new lock and bridge, north of the old locks, in Smiths Falls, under contract with the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, in 1974. The new lock, numbered 29a (since it replaced locks 28, 29 and 30), had a lift of 26 feet (7.9m), the highest lift of any… Learn More

Justice Building Renovations

The Justice Building was originally constructed between 1935 and 1938. RECL undertook this multitasked project to upgrade, refurbish and renovate the building. Learn More