The work is planned and will take place on weekdays between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., and will continue until April 2020, the city says. 

Olivier Bruneau, 24, of Gatineau was killed in 2016 after a large piece of ice struck and killed him after it fell from the wall of an excavation site.

If all goes according to plan, Ottawa's LeBreton Flats neighbourhood will play host to Canada's first museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history, stories, art and culture of LGBTQ2+ people.