Yes, there was some consideration given to whether or not this was a facility that could be built off-site. That was actually a line of inquiry I initiated shortly after arriving. The answer to that was no, in large part due to the fact that Rideau Hall, being 79 acres, is really the locus or centre of where a lot of the maintenance work happens. It wouldn't have been cost-effective to build something like this off-site. That was the conclusion, given the fact that the employees who work in Alexis's shop are based on site and need to have easy access to the equipment.
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