Direct Energy will be on site tomorrow morning to start up our cooling system.
We thank all residents for their patience for unexpected delays.
Board of Directors,
Queens Place
Direct Energy will be on site tomorrow morning to start up our cooling system.
We thank all residents for their patience for unexpected delays.
Board of Directors,
Queens Place
Kitchener Wilmot hydro has notified us that the power quality test has been scheduled for:
Date: Wed. May 16, 2012 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. & 12:00 p.m.
For this period of time there will be NO POWER to the building at all including no elevators. We expect to immediately commence cooling service to the building following the completion of the test.
On behalf of the board we thank unit owners for their anticipated patience
Please be advised that the parking garage cleaning, which includes all street level parking garages, is scheduled for Friday May 18, 2012. Please ensure that all vehicles, carts and bottles of washer fluid are removed from the garage between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and approximately 5 p.m.
Our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
Management
As part of the commissioning of our new chiller and cooling tower a power quality test is required to be conducted to ensure safe warranty operation of the new equipment.
This work must be completed by Kitchener Wilmot Hydro. We are currently awaiting a time frame to complete this test. Once this has been set we will post the expected time. This will mean a brief power outage to the entire building.
As a result we will be temporarily delaying the start up our cooling.
We apologize for this unexpected delay.
Your board of directors have determined that heat will no longer be available to the building effective Tuesday, May 8, 2012.
Cool air to our building from our new chiller and cooling tower will be available as of Friday May 11, 2012.
We ask for your patience during this in-between season.
Thank you,
Management
Please be advised that the window cleaning has now been completed.
Residents can now put their screens back into the windows.
Camrose Property Management
Please be advised that your board of directors invite all owners to an information meeting to be held on
May 23, 2012, 7:00 PM, at the party room on site
The board wishes to update unit owners on current and future projects scheduled for Queens Place and to offer a forum to residents to exchange ideas
Agenda
1) Welcome and introductions
2) Board report
3) Open forum for owner questions, concerns and ideas
4) Adjournment
Please be advised that window cleaning will be done on Wednesday May 2nd 2012 commencing at 8:00 a.m. Do not be alarmed if you see the cleaners outside your windows.
Please remove all screens from your windows to ensure the cleaners can access all surfaces.
Please be aware that window cleaners have been hired to clean one outside surface of the windows. Do not detain window cleaners by requesting that they wait while you shift windows from side to side.
Typically it takes approximately two days to complete this work. In the event of rain or high winds this work may be delayed.
Special note: In previous years after windows have been washed, some residents choose to clean their window sills causing drips/soap to splash on the newly cleaned windows of units below. If any residents plans on cleaning their sills please ensure that this is done BEFORE the window cleaners start their work.
Management
We are in the final stages of the chiller replacement!
As part of the final hook-up of our new cooling tower and chiller we need to upgrade a main connect fuse. To complete this work we require one more power outage for the building.
This will take place on Monday April 23, 2012 between 9 am and 11 am.
Normally when we have power out our emergency services are powered by the generator (emergency lighting, elevators, garage door and fire panel). In this case, due to the location of the fuse we will not have use of our elevators. Unit owners will be required to use the stairs if they need to leave the building.
We apologize for this necessary inconvenience.
Management
Scheduled Upcoming Spring Maintenance
Window Cleaning – May 2nd
Garage Cleaning – May 18th
Carpet Cleaning – May 24th
As these scheduled events approach, specific instructions will be posted to Unit Owners as necessary.
Please watch for updates.
Management
We are quickly approaching the time of year where the Board of Directors will be faced with the annual shut down of the heat and turn on of the chiller.
As unit owners may be aware the new chiller/cooling tower project is on track and will be available for use when this date arrives.
The date for the switch over is selected by the Board tracking overnight temperatures. Once temperatures are consistently above ten degrees overnight the start up of the chiller will commence. Depending on the exposure of your unit (sun/shade) the date never pleases all unit owners at once.
The switch from heat to cool and back again is a very costly procedure. Boilers heat the hot water that goes through the loop to provide heat. The chiller cools the water (over a thousand gallons) that is filled into the cooling tower. It then enters into the loop to provide cool air. We cannot provide heat and air conditioning at the same time. We have one loop that runs throughout the building that either holds hot or cold water. The operation of the system makes draining and filling the cooling tower several times economically unfeasible.
We ask that unit owners be tolerant during this transition. Thank You.
Management
As the result of electrical repairs to the building the power will be shut off on
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, from 9:00am until 1:00pm
Our generator will be running during this time so that we will have our emergency lighting on in the building.
We apologize for this necessary inconvenience.
Management
Previously the flowerbeds and shrubs have been maintained by unit owners of our building. This year your Board was challenged to hire a landscaper to carry on with the gardens.
While the gardens were being maintained in house it was inexpensive to keep many high maintenance plantings, as weeding and grooming was being done almost daily. When considering hiring an outside landscaping company the cost of daily maintenance became unreasonable.
As a result of these considerations the board has decided to begin transitioning some of the plantings to lower maintenance shrubs, grasses, etc..
We do however still require volunteers who are interested in watering the gardens. If you are interested in being a volunteer please let us know.
Your Board of Directors
Contact us here.
Please be advised that contractors will be on site on Monday, March 12, 2012 starting at 8 a.m. to install a new alarm bell for the sprinkler system. During this time you may hear noise due to drilling. We do not anticipate any fire bells ringing during the installation.
Our apologies for any inconvenience.
Management
It has been brought to our attention that a person claiming to be with an energy supplier was let into the building yesterday. He was claiming a multitude of things about your hydro and in some cases may have misrepresented the truth. If you signed an agreement with them, we suggest you call your hydro provider, Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro, immediately for the proper information.
Please be reminded to only let people into the building that you have invited and make sure the front door closes behind you so no one can enter after you. You may always use the back door to enter or exit if you do not want to be confronted by someone you see at the front door.
Please do not leave any building doors propped open and unattended allowing uninvited people into the building.
Thank you for your cooperation in keeping the building safe and secure for you and your neighbours.
Camrose Property Management
Visitor parking no longer available at Schlicter’s for the residents of Queens Place.
Please be advised that a previous agreement with Schlicter’s to park in their lot after business hours is no longer available to the resident’s of Queens Place.
With current agreements with the church on the second floor and a dance studio on the ground floor, Schlicter’s now require their parking lot be available to these business’.
Your board of directors have hired Walter Fedy Engineering to conduct a power coordination study of the building.
They have been completing a site survey of all of the building’s electrical systems to determine if we require any updates or further protection for device settings.
As a part of this study they require that we shut down all power to the building for approximately two hours. This includes no emergency power.
This work will be done on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 between the hours of 1:00 pm and 3:00 p.m.
Since residents will also have no heat or electricity and the elevators will not be working we suggest that where possible residents vacate the building for this brief period.
Nelson and Lupe will be conducting a fire watch of the building during the power outage.
We apologize for this necessary inconvenience.
On behalf of the board of directors,
Management
Please be advised that this Friday morning, January 20, 12 torment power systems will be on site commencing at approximately 8:30 am, to carry out a “full load bank test” on our generator. This test takes approximately 5 hours to complete.
This is an annual test required to ensure full emergency power systems can carry on for a prolonged period of time if required.
This test is not expected to interfere with the ongoing activities of the residents except some residents may hear the generator running.
The air makeup will be shut off to the buildings corridors as the generator runs on diesel fuel the exhaust would enter the building. Air makeup will be restored once the testing is complete.
Management.
In an extra effort to add security to the parking garage the Board has considered a suggestion from Gerald Fowler, a fellow resident at Queen’s Place.
When exiting the building to the parking garage unit owners will now be required to use their main entrance to enter the garage. This extra measure will ensure that visitors to the building will not have access to the parking garage.
We would like to remind unit owners to always stop when entering or exiting the garage until the door completely closes to make sure an intruder has not gained access to the garage. In the event you witness an intruder, please call Nelson or Lupe immediately.
On behalf of The Board of Directors W.N.C.C. No 131
Sincerely,
Jennifer Kelley
Property Manager
CAMROSE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
As per new government safety regulations, the board of directors has approved the installation of guard top rails to each elevator to ensure the safety of the elevator technician. This work is to be completed on January 17th and 18th 2012.
During these days there will only be one elevator operating. Therefore there will be no moving, deliveries or contractor use for the service elevator.
Our apologies for any inconvience.
Management