Brainwashing Warehouse

[ajax13]

Driving by the digs of All About Receiving Cash the other morning, a curious thought came to me.  With Calgary building at breakneck speed, there are new commercial and office buildings being constructed every day.  Why is it that AARC has chosen to spend millions on rennovating the old Forge Rd place?  I realize that as an off-shoot of Straight/Kids, AARC was bound to open in a warehouse, but now that the Wiz is doing the Srooge McDuck backstroke through heaps of loonies, why not move?
I used to work for Solid State Geophysical back in the day when it was located in AARC's expansion.  It was a shabby group of offices and a shop to work on trucks and seismic gear.  There is nothing about the location nor the structures themselves that would make this place a good location to treat kids.  So why the Forge Rd location?  Renovating is always more expensive than building, and with the millions of dollars raised by AARC, why not a purpose-built structure?  Whose palms are being greased in this little venture to spend between six and nine million (who's counting anyhow) to renovate a dump?

[Ursus]

Perhaps zoning issues or "neighbor" issues?  Easier to fit kids in a dump than a brand new development, less questions asked.  Could also be the sale in question has something to do with just who the dump is being bought from?  Perhaps you alluded to this with the "greased palms"...

[Mel]

The building was donated to them, so all money raised has been able to go towards expansion. I haven't seen it renovated, but I would guess that it would be even harder to sell it now. What other business could it be used for?

The location keeps AARC safe. Nobody can hear screams from outside and nobody is watching kids being led in and out. It's fairly hard to escape in that area because it's in an industrial area and it's easy for staff to search it. They wouldn't have that security in a business area, and the only other option is to go out to the corn fields, and that would be discouraging for parents who'd have to drive their newcomers to AARC every morning before work.

Not to mention it's one mans empire, and I'm sure his ego is attached to the growth of the building.

[ajax13]

The original All About Receiving Cash premises are to the west of the Solid State/Arcis property.  After Solid State moved, ARCIS took over that particular plot and the structures.  The question to be asked here is did the AARC fund buy the ARCIS buildings and property, or was it also donated?  If AARC owned the original, then where did all of the money go?  With an operating budget of a million plus for a non-residential program with no debenture, where is the cash?
As for locations, if cost-effectiveness were a priority then AARC would be in the new industrial park out on 84 st, or down south off of 140 ave.  
So.
Where did the millions raised between '92 and now go if AARC owned the original building?  If there is no debenture, then operating costs cover the "staff", heat, light and water.  Did AARC receive the ARCIS place as a gift?  If they bought it, why?  Why not spend the 6-9 million on a new place.  You can build a high rise for 30 odd million in Calgary.  Why pay to rennovate an old seismic shop?
Those millions are all charitable donations, taxpayer's money, and client fees for which only one non-psychologist, non-former Swift Current Bronco is responsible.

[Anonymous]

ajax13 is a dicksucker.

[ajax13]

Another AARC miracle working their programming.