Work at Brown Block site likely done by end of Nov.
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This article was published 01/11/2011 (5174 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The city says it will be yet another week before the Brown Block is fully taken down, and another month before the mess is cleaned up.
The building, which originally collapsed in the early-morning hours of March 15, was the subject of a long three-way tug-of-war between the Winnipeg-based owners of the building, the owners of the next-door Strand Theatre and the city.
Endless delays seemed to come to an end with the announcement, in mid-September, that the parties had agreed on the construction of a wall to prevent the collapse of the Strand.
At that time, it was expected that demolition proper would begin within a couple of weeks, and the structure would be down by Halloween.
In a press release Monday afternoon, however, the city said that “hand demolition” is still underway, and that “machine demolition” was still to come.
City manager Scott Hildebrand said that the methodical nature of the work could sometimes precipitate delays. The building is now expected to be fully demolished by the end of the week.
From there, site cleanup and backfill will begin, and barring any unforeseen further delays, the city says the entire project should be wrapped up by the end of November.
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