Flight Centre Renovation: Enhancing Thames Centre
The FlightExec Centre's transformation is well underway! Our collective effort aims to elevate Thames Centre by revamping essential spaces within the premises. This project, undertaken in collaboration with MCI Design Build Corporation, is positioned to bring a host of enhancements to the heart of Thames Centre.
Project Overview
Expected to reach completion by August 2024, this initiative is driven by a vision to expand and elevate key areas within the FlightExec Centre:
Senior Centre Expansion
The Senior Centre is set to expand, introducing three multi-purpose rooms and a new kitchen shared with the adjacent auditorium. This expansion aims to accommodate a larger number of seniors, facilitating their participation in various year-round events. The increase in space allocated to VON Middlesex-Elgin will enable the relocation of the therapeutic tub and the expansion of the Adult Day Program area. This move will welcome more clients daily. Additionally, the expansion will introduce new rooms for overnight respite care.
VON Middlesex-Elgin Upgrades
Significantly expanding the rented space for VON enables the relocation of the therapeutic tub. This extension facilities community bathing facilities and amplifies the capacity of the Adult Day Program to accommodate more clients daily. Furthermore, new rooms will be introduced to provide overnight respite services.
Auditorium Enhancement
Enlargement and relocation of the auditorium within the revamped facility, coupled with access to a new shared kitchen with the Senior Centre, ensuring a more versatile and accommodating space for larger events and gatherings.
Donations & Sponsorship Opportunities
Every contribution counts! Discover how you can support the project by contributing towards specific aspects of the renovations! Your generosity fuels the realization of a vibrant and improved FlightExec Centre.
Donations can be mailed or dropped off to:
Municipality of Thames Centre
4305 Hamilton Rd
Dorchester, ON
N0L 1G3
Please note: Official donation receipts will be automatically issued for all donations over $50 (if donation is received with name of donor and mailing address) Receipts will also be issued, when requested, for donations under $50. If donating by cheque, please write "Renovation Project" on the memo line.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Room Sponsorships
Have your business name and logo, family name, or otherwise, permanently recognized on the entrance to one of the many rooms involved in this project!
Available Rooms ($50,000)
Seniors Centre
- Multipurpose Room #1 (Lions Den)
- Multipurpose Room #2 (Creative Art Studio)
- Multipurpose Room #3 (Activity Room)
- Seniors Centre's Lobby
VON
- Lobby
- Program Room
Other
- Kitchen b/w Lion's Den and Lions Community Hall
- Courtyard
Available Rooms ($25,000)
Seniors Centre
- Lounge
- Storage Room
- Coordinator Office
- Assistant's Office
- Kitchen Storage Room
- Universal Washroom
- Men's Washroom
- Ladies Washroom
VON
- Respite Room #1
- Respite Room #2
- Tub Room
Other
- Storage Room Beside Gym (Room #194)
Available Rooms ($10,000)
VON
- Coordinator's Office
- Manager's Office
- Program Supervisor's Office
- Therapist's Office
- File Room
- Staff Room
- Men's Washroom
- Ladies Washroom
- Staff Washroom
- Kitchen
- Janitor's Room
- Storage Room
Donor Wall
A donor recognition wall will be proudly displayed in the main corridor of this renovated space that connects the Lions Senior Centre multi-purpose rooms to the Auditorium. There is no limit to the number of donors that can be recognized on the donor wall, with the following categories.
- Diamond ($100,000+)
- Platinum ($50,000+)
- Gold ($25,000+)
- Silver ($10,000+)
- Bronze ($5,000+)
- Pewter ($1,000+)
Common recognition wording on plates include things such as "The Smith Family", "Bob & Betty Jones", "ABC Company", and "In Memory of Grandpa Clark".
Building Blocks
Donations of $250 to $499, and donations of $500 to $999 will be permanently recognized by two sizes of donor plates, each one placed on one of the cinder blocks in the main corridor between the Lions Senior Centre and Auditorium.
For further information please contact:
Mike Murray - Volunteer, Fundraising Committee
p. 519.933-0253
Frequently Asked Questions
Construction Updates
Take a look at our weekly construction updates below, showcasing the remarkable transformation taking place at the FlightExec Centre!
2023
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
2024
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Parking and Vehicle Access
Construction perimeter fencing is in place, resulting in NO ACCESS around the north-east side of the building until sometime in mid 2024. There will be an effort to reduce this fencing during the "Clash on the Thames" Provincial Curling Championships in late January 2024 in order to open up the north-east parking lot during that event. Refer to the drawing below to see where driving and parking will be blocked by the construction site along with the proposed driving route (subject to change).
Senior Centre Programs During Construction
The existing Senior Centre has been demolished in order to provide a more open floor plan with the new layout. As a result, all services and programs offered by the Senior Centre will be moved to alternative locations, including other rooms within the FlightExec Centre, the Dorchester Library, the Thorndale Lions Community Centre, and at the Dorchester Fairgrounds.
During construction, The Senior Centre Coordinator and Assistant’s offices will be relocated to the south side of the FlightExec Centre, in the same administrative/office area currently occupied by the Community Services & Facilities administration and management staff. Office hours will continue to be weekdays from 8:30am-4:30pm. The Senior Centre staff will still be able to be reached at their regular phone numbers and email addresses.
VON Programs During Construction
During construction, VON programs will continue to be offered. VON office space and Adult Day Program have been relocated to space upstairs in the FlightExec Centre and be accessible by the stairs and elevator on the north side of the building (entering via the automatic doors labelled “Auditorium & North Rink – CANUSA.”
Office hours will remain the same, Monday to Friday from 8am-4pm. Adult Day Program will continue to run Monday to Friday from 9am-3pm. The Staff will still be able to be reached at their regular phone numbers and email addresses.
