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The province has decided to move ahead with the demolition of two old vacant buildings that were used for seniors' housing.
One is in the community of Kinkora and the other in Wellington, P.E.I. Both are being described as buildings that weren't used and in poor condition.
The Kinkora building contains six apartments and a common room and is part of a group of buildings. The Wellington is a smaller apartment unit.
Communities glad to see demolition
Robert Duffy, the owner of the construction company that won the tender to remove the Kinkora building, said one building contained asbestos and the other was riddled with mould.
He said people in the community will be happy to see it torn down.
"It's very important that the building is being demolished, the building was condemned many years ago," said Duffy, who is also a Kinkora community councillor.
The province said demolition for the Kinkora building will cost $147,500.
Duffy said the town hopes there will be more seniors' housing built in another part of town, either through a private developer or through government.
Kinkora building heated
Jamie Fox, the local MLA and acting leader of the Opposition, had been critical in the past of government paying to heat the building, which has been vacant since 2001.
Government officials said unique circumstances required that it remain heated as the boiler and heating system for other nearby units were all contained in the vacant building. Part of the tender requires that the boiler/heating sytem issue be addressed by constructing a boiler room.
Wellington building not needed
The smaller Wellington building has been vacant since 2003.
Wellington Community councillor, Irene MacCaull described it as one separate apartment unit that won't be missed.
"It's just too far beyond repair, it's not financially feasible to repair it, it would be better to just take it down," she said. MacCaull.
The councillor said the community has some new modern seniors' housing that is much better.
"It would be more cost effective to take that unit down,", said MacCaull. "It's better that it's down and it's not going to cause a problem."
MacCaull wasn't sure if the building was heated.
Government says demolition costs for the Wellington building will be $57,600.
The province said both buildings will be torn down by February 2017.
