If you drive by the museum in Welland, you might find yourself doing a double take.
On May 12th, a set of replica doors were unveiled on the front of the Carnegie building – home to the former library built in 1923 – in honour of its 100th anniversary.
The doors were designed and crafted by faculty and students in Niagara College’s School of Trades, with custom work by carpentry and welding experts based on the original blueprints.
Their work was celebrated at the unveiling event, attended by Jeff Burch, MPP for Niagara Centre, representatives from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Bonnie Fokkens, Councillor for the City of Welland, Julianne Brunet, CEO of the Welland Library, and Greg D’Amico, Chair of the Welland Museum.
Members of the College’s Executive Team, faculty, and students also attended.
The collaborative project was led by Carpentry and Renovation professor Alexander Lukacs, lab technician Marco Giorgi, and a team of student volunteers – in partnership with Welding professors Brendan Ryan, Vic Barker and technologist Bob Lukacs – who devoted their time to this community project.
In addition to donating the material costs, the NC team devoted over 200 hours to the project.
A truly made-at-NC project from design to construction to delivery, the doors have opened to a great community partnership and represent the impact that students have in our community.