On January 26th, Saanich closed the gate to Churchill Drive to facilitate the installation of the new telecommunications tower on Pkols-Mountdouglas. They estimate the process will keep the road closed for approximately three months.
On January 28th, a large crane began lifting materials over the tree canopy and onto the location for the new tower base. This is the stage where they will drill deep shafts to install the steel beams that will anchor the tower. What follows are a few images from that process.
