By Pepper Parr
November 9th, 2023
BURLINGTON, ON
Sign that appears on the door to every entrance to the building.
From our colleagues at the Bay Observer:
Workers say a ceiling collapsed at the Robert Bateman Community Centre project as they were removing asbestos from the former school. The accident Thursday morning resulted in injuries to four workers.
The asbestos removal is being conducted prior to the commencement of renovations on the facility. Police say rescuers had to don protective gear before entering the facility to rescue the workers.
The Ministry of Labour will be conducting the investigation into the incident.
Company that won the bid to do the asbestos removal.
The work is part of a $100 million project to convert the former school into a community centre that will house a Library branch, Brock University, Tech Place and community recreational facilities.
What makes this interesting is that for months the city made no mention of any asbestos and when they did they came up with a convoluted name that Executive Director Alan Magi could not easily pronounce.
Has the Mayor issued a statement?
There is nothing on her website and there hasn’t been a media release from the city.
I have a bunch of question, but today isn’t the time to ask them.
I hope none of the workers were seriously injured.