NEWS
The Hanna Roundhouse Society plans to Open for Regular Summer Hours 2022
June 22, 2022 - Oct 1, 2022
Open Wednesdays to Saturday 10 am - 2 pm (may be extended)
Closed Sunday-Tuesday
Tours are available with the HRS requesting a Donation
Great Hall can be rented for $100/hr or $500/day for your event.
Inquiries for rental & for access to the 1913 Canadian Northern Railway Roundhouse can be made by emailing hannaroundhouse2013@gmail.com
Or you may be able to private message Hanna Roundhouse Society.
June 22, 2022 - Oct 1, 2022
Open Wednesdays to Saturday 10 am - 2 pm (may be extended)
Closed Sunday-Tuesday
Tours are available with the HRS requesting a Donation
Great Hall can be rented for $100/hr or $500/day for your event.
Inquiries for rental & for access to the 1913 Canadian Northern Railway Roundhouse can be made by emailing hannaroundhouse2013@gmail.com
Or you may be able to private message Hanna Roundhouse Society.
Cutting the bench seat supports from the south section of Bays 6 & 7 where the Balog Auction ring was set up from about 1974 until about 1992.
This pipe is finally being removed to accommodate construction of a small exit area inside bay 6 which will guide the public into & out of the Event Center (Bays 1-5). This is one of the exits for the space & was required in the Fire Safety work.
Venture Fabrication Ltd, Hanna, AB & family to HRS President Sandra Beaudoin, using a torch to cut the pipe into manageable pieces for removal.
This pipe is finally being removed to accommodate construction of a small exit area inside bay 6 which will guide the public into & out of the Event Center (Bays 1-5). This is one of the exits for the space & was required in the Fire Safety work.
Venture Fabrication Ltd, Hanna, AB & family to HRS President Sandra Beaudoin, using a torch to cut the pipe into manageable pieces for removal.
Pipe has been cut apart, removed from Bays 6 & 7. Being loaded by Venture Fabrication Ltd. to be hauled off the property for salvage for the volunteer work by these generous volunteers.
Bays 6 & 7 empty for the 1st time in many years, at least to 1974 when the auction mart took over the space. Thank goodness businesses found use for the roundhouse to keep it from being demolished!
How wonderful this space looks free of clutter & construction foreign to the railroad roundhouse!
Pipe from the gas overhead heaters were cut out & removed by HRS volunteers. The wires hanging from the ceiling are from the drop ceiling for the auction ring. These will be cut down with the use of a manlift donated for use by Venture Fabrication Ltd. Work done by volunteers.
This was completed in June/July 2020 to allow the Fire Safety work to take place.
How wonderful this space looks free of clutter & construction foreign to the railroad roundhouse!
Pipe from the gas overhead heaters were cut out & removed by HRS volunteers. The wires hanging from the ceiling are from the drop ceiling for the auction ring. These will be cut down with the use of a manlift donated for use by Venture Fabrication Ltd. Work done by volunteers.
This was completed in June/July 2020 to allow the Fire Safety work to take place.
FIRE SAFETY WORK is going to happen with the support from:
1. The Alberta Government Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP),
2. the Prairie Crocus Community Fund Smart & Caring Community grant of Southeastern Alberta Foundation
3. 100+ Women Who Care Hanna
4.Donations from generous donors & fundraising by the HRS.
THANK YOU!
2020 is the start of the Fire Safety work required by authorities to allow the Hanna Roundhouse Society open to the public. This work was identified summer of 2019. This work will start in June with installation of 3 of the fire rated doors required.
Once the Fire Safety work is completed, the Hanna Roundhouse Society will be able to open to the public, providing COVID-19 allows the HRS to do so.
Stay tuned & stay well! XOXO!
1. The Alberta Government Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP),
2. the Prairie Crocus Community Fund Smart & Caring Community grant of Southeastern Alberta Foundation
3. 100+ Women Who Care Hanna
4.Donations from generous donors & fundraising by the HRS.
THANK YOU!
2020 is the start of the Fire Safety work required by authorities to allow the Hanna Roundhouse Society open to the public. This work was identified summer of 2019. This work will start in June with installation of 3 of the fire rated doors required.
Once the Fire Safety work is completed, the Hanna Roundhouse Society will be able to open to the public, providing COVID-19 allows the HRS to do so.
Stay tuned & stay well! XOXO!
May 2019:
A Mural painted by local artist Donna Brink of Hanna, AB. moves forward. This mural was following a grant application to a local CARES Grant through the Town of Hanna. THANK YOU! |
Mural progressing & was completed July 2019.
This mural is on a wooden wall built to enclose the hole in Bay 4 which was made following a water car punching the concrete wall & 2 window sills out. Mural is to provide local artwork to compliment the railway history of the 1913 CNoR Roundhouse. |
2018: 1st Restoration of the Hanna Roundhouse!
Resurfacing the upper roof deck of the north section of the Hanna Roundhouse,
over Bays 1-5!
Alberta Historic Resource Program grant & the Alberta Culture & Tourism Heritage Ministry provided funding to allow this first step in restoration happen!
THANK YOU!
Resurfacing the upper roof deck of the north section of the Hanna Roundhouse,
over Bays 1-5!
Alberta Historic Resource Program grant & the Alberta Culture & Tourism Heritage Ministry provided funding to allow this first step in restoration happen!
THANK YOU!
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In 2017, the roundhouse was entered into a National Heritage initiative to raise funds for heritage sites namely, "This Place Matters". Supporters could donate funds directly, or go online to view information of each participant & donate to their selected history project online. Funds raised were put towards repairs to the roundhouse roof.
Aerial view of the roof of the 10 original 1913 engine bays taken in 2016. To the left, you will see the demolished 1919 section, demolished in 2012 since it was dangerous to those who wandered onto the private property. The outlined strips are the engine service pits for bays 11-15. The rectangular building on the top-right hand side of the roundhouse, is the 1913 CNoR Machine Shop/Boiler Room.
June 2015, we received Provincial Historic Designation which we were able to share the presentation of our designation medallion with retired CN railroaders at our August 2015 CN Retiree Reunion at the roundhouse.
Photos of the July 2014 Building Assessment by Macdonald & Lawrence Timber specialists & Darrel Babuk of Boreas Architecture & Design Ltd. The wooden roof was in amazingly good shape with very little rot in it. There are repairs which are required to the concrete, bricks & the wood. However, they are confident the repairs can be done with minimal intervention. The Historical Designation for the 8.97 acres of the roundhouse property, the roundhouse & boiler room, turntable, & the water tower foundation have been listed for protection. The application was submitted Feb 1, 2014 & we will soon hear about our designation. (Feb. 16, 2015).