Breaking New Ground—Stories from Defence Construction Breaking_new_ground | Page 107

In the 1990s, the repair and maintenance
of existing facilities constituted a large part
of the work at most DCC locations, starting
with the restoration of the historic Military
Stores building at Cartier Square in down-
town Ottawa in 1990–91.
While DCC’s European Branch was to wind down its
Project: Reserve Force Facilities
activities during this time, it was still dealing with
significant work. First, regular maintenance had to
From the early 1990s onwards, DCC was involved in
continue—emphasizing environmental remediation and
modernizing Reserve Force Facilities across Canada.
the preservation of buildings and works—because the
The work kicked off in 1990–91 with a $7.8 million
facilities were to be returned to the host nation. And
renovation of the Military Stores Building at Cartier Square
second, a figure had to be set for the worth of those
in downtown Ottawa. The following year, work continued
facilities so that the government could make a claim for
with a new armoury in Bathurst, New Brunswick, a
the value of capital improvements