I believe it’s part of excavation. The crews working the site are removing contaminated soil, based on the signage on the bins. It’s mostly Ralmax at the site right now, I think?

It took me a while to recall that there had been an auto dealership there. There was also a repair shop, probably the dealership's, which seems a likely source of stuff to be mitigated.

I'd walk past on my way to the bus. Since my dad worked at Warren Stamping outside Detroit, and I went to college on a scholarship sponsored by Chrysler, I can recognize the Mopar logo as easily as I can the Cape Breton tartan.

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Starlight Investments has begun work at at two-tower, nearly 530-unit rental development on Cook Street between the 1000-blocks of Yates and View streets in downtown Victoria. The project will deliver the largest-ever infusion of density to the downtown core, as part of one phase of construction. The yellow cranes seen in the distance, meanwhile, are part of a project comprised of 450 rental homes, on Cook Street between Yates and Johnson streets.

Downtown Victoria's largest-ever infusion of housing gets underway with 1st phase of Harris Green Village

https://victoria.citified.ca/news/downtown-victorias-largest-ever-infusion-of-housing-gets-underway-with-1st-phase-of-harris-green-village/

That is going to be a very vibrant part of the city in the next 3-5+ years. Rental, Market and Commercial being built. Thousands of new residents and businesses should hopefully help bring downtown back from its current state.

Hope you are right Ryan but I have to wonder since all the condos already built around have not done much to make downtown vibrant in spite of all the promises.