Every Tuesday, The Montreal Gazette runs a column updating readers on the progress of the new hospital, detailing the most recent developments at the construction site itself and in the surrounding community.

The Glen Campus will regroup The Montreal Children’s Hospital, the Royal Victoria Hospital, the Montreal Chest Institute, a Cancer Centre, and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) in new state-of-the art facilities.

THIS WEEK: It takes a construction crew to raise a ‘village’
Standing inside a temporary office building erected at the edge of the Glen yard, Norman Damiani points down into the gaping pit that will one day house Montreal’s new superhospital. “It’s really a lot like a village,” he says, squinting as he observes several workers slowly emerging from the depths of the hole. “It’s always changing … every day is different.”
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Feb. 15, 2011: McGill ‘on track’ to meet budget challenge ►
Feb. 8, 2011: Temporary electrical grid powers up Glen campus ►
Feb. 1, 2011: Mock-ups help predict problems ►
Jan. 25, 2011: City keeps close watch over plans ►
Jan. 18, 2011: Setting the foundations ►
Jan. 11, 2011: Streamlined emergency care to improve services. ►

Every Tuesday, The Montreal Gazette runs a column updating readers on the progress of the new hospital, detailing the most recent developments at the construction site itself and in the surrounding community.
The Glen Campus will regroup The Montreal Children’s Hospital, the Royal Victoria Hospital, the Montreal Chest Institute, a Cancer Centre, and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) in new state-of-the art facilities.

THIS WEEK: It takes a construction crew to raise a ‘village’
Standing inside a temporary office building erected at the edge of the Glen yard, Norman Damiani points down into the gaping pit that will one day house Montreal’s new superhospital. “It’s really a lot like a village,” he says, squinting as he observes several workers slowly emerging from the depths of the hole. “It’s always changing … every day is different.”
Read more ►


Feb. 15, 2011: McGill ‘on track’ to meet budget challenge ►
Feb. 8, 2011: Temporary electrical grid powers up Glen campus ►
Feb. 1, 2011: Mock-ups help predict problems ►
Jan. 25, 2011: City keeps close watch over plans ►
Jan. 18, 2011: Setting the foundations ►
Jan. 11, 2011: Streamlined emergency care to improve services. ►