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Mahone Bay Old School_A Life and Times_Bob Sayer

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The Gym: well loved <strong>and</strong> well used, but no proper locker-shower rooms,<br />

stage too small, old fashioned tile floor <strong>and</strong> court not regulation size. A<br />

physical education class is shown below.<br />

The elementary students line up after a recess work-out<br />

The State of the Building: The Horner Report, January, 1984<br />

Problems with: water damage, floor systems <strong>and</strong> stairs, toilets, ventilation,<br />

decay <strong>and</strong> decomposition, roofing, windows, moisture<br />

A detailed report on the condition of the old school <strong>and</strong> all the others in the<br />

county] was prepared by W. N. Horner & Associates Ltd., Consulting Professional<br />

Engineers of Truro, N.S. during December 1983 <strong>and</strong> January 1984 <strong>and</strong><br />

presented to their clients, the Lunenburg County District <strong>School</strong> Board. The<br />

purpose of the Report On Building Condition And Replacement Cost Appraisal,<br />

was to produce:<br />

1. an organized report on the condition of each building<br />

2. a prioritized repair <strong>and</strong> maintenance schedule for each building<br />

3. an appraisal of insurance needs for replacement costs of buildings <strong>and</strong><br />

equipment<br />

It was extremely thorough: the general comments <strong>and</strong> major problem areas<br />

for the <strong>Old</strong> <strong>School</strong> were:<br />

Building Statistics<br />

Fun in the Gym<br />

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