A brick schoolhouse that’s been a landmark in Kensington for nearly a century will remain in the hands of Calgary’s Catholic school board, a move that will preserve the building and forestall rumours it will be torn down.
St. John school was shuttered last June when district trustees voted in favour of moving the school’s fine arts program out of the building and to St. Dominic, a school in Dalhousie.
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A longstanding Fort McMurray landmark is due to come crashing down Saturday.
The property that housed Fort McMurray late night haunts Diggers Variety Club, Teasers Strip Bar and the Oil Can Tavern, in addition to the Oil Sands Hotel, closed its doors July 21. It was purchased Aug. 3 by the municipality and will be demolished Saturday at 8 a.m. The full demolition is expected to take approximately three to four days.
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Demolition OKed
Cochrane town council gave the OK to pay no more than $80,000 to demolish the old Shell Station on Hwy. 1A and prepare the site for future sale.
Some councilors were surprised at the potential price tag for demolition of the building, but Suzanne Gaida, senior manager of community services, explained the age of the building and materials used in its construction makes it necessary for precautions to be taken.
The cost of the demolition will be recouped from proceeds of the lots sale.
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Parkland School Division is pleased to announce that the planned demolition of the old Memorial Composite High School (MCHS) site in Stony Plain is scheduled to commence shortly, as the Government of Alberta has selected All West Demolition as the successful proponent from a recent tender process.
Key milestone dates for the project include three main factors:
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Engineers will start inspecting the derelict Atrium building this week. But while a report on its structural strength could soon follow, Mayor Rajko Dodic expects it will take longer to determine what it could cost to level the long-abandoned downtown building.
And whether it’s worth it.
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