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| The construction of the
Pavilion required the effort of many people. As there is no
electrical power available at the site, either preparatory work had to
be done before coming to the site or a generator had to brought in when
required. The path leading to the site was widened slightly to allow a
half ton truck access to bring in materials and equipment. Because of the reciprocal roof construction there were many angles to deal with. The construction of all the components was not straight foreward and required a lot of thought and effort. However once the Pavilion was completed it was well worth the effort. |
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The location of the Pavilion. When the soil was removed a fairly large pit was created. The rock was washed with the help of the Pinawa volunteer fire department. Barrie Burnett located the corners of the octagonal pad. The concrete forms had to be built to follow the contours of the rock. To reduce the amount of concrete required the pit was partially filled with compacted base material. A drainage pipe was placed under the pad to move water from the pad over the edge of the rock ridge. |
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The 6' by 6' hollow steel sections were bolted to the octagonal concrete pad. Each post is rotated 45° to allow for alignment with the roof beams. A smaller hollow steel section was welded between the tops of the posts. This resists the outward forces created by the interlocking roof beams. A saddle was inserted into each steel post. When the roof beams were positioned they were bolted into the saddles to hold them in position. |
| A support structure was built in the centre of the Pavilion and an octagonal sheet of plywood was positioned on the top. The plywood was the size of the inner octagon and was used to position each of the beams. The notches in the reciprocal roof beams were cut prior to bringing them to the site. A crew of volunteers helped with erecting the beams and constructing the roof panels. |  |
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Once the beams were bolted into position the triangular roof panels were framed. Plywood was used to cover each section. Positioning the beams and installing the roof panels was completed in a day. |
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| The three back walls were totally covered with cedar planking. This was done as a safety precaution as there is a high vertical drop off the rock ridge located there. The walls were also used to to mount the display cases for the "Buy-A-Board" brass plaques. Two sides were left open for access. The remaining three sides have partial walls with built-in benches. There are benches located both inside and outside the pavilion. A cedar cupola was built to enclose the inner octagon at the top of the roof. The eight sections of the cupola were covered with Plexiglas. The above photos show the Pavilion ready to have the roofing material installed. The roof sections were covered with red metal roofing. | |
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