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By paNOW Staff

THE NASH

Demolition of National Hotel could begin as early as next week

Jul 26, 2023 | 1:00 PM

A historic building in Prince Albert could be days away from its demolition.

Earlier this year, the City of Prince Albert confirmed the owner of the National Hotel applied for the building to be demolished.

In an update provided to paNOW, the building inspector with the city said the demolition contractor will mobilize crews to the site on July 31. Once on-site, crews will have roughly three weeks’ worth of inside demolition work, and once the inside work is done, they will bring in an excavator to start pulling the building down.

The city anticipates the demolition contractor to begin around Aug. 21. However, these timelines are not set in stone and could change.

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In May, a report to city council temporarily scheduled the demolition to start the first week of July, noting the work will be done in stages. The adjacent building, which houses Georgie’s Beer and Wine will remain but will close for a couple weeks while the top two stories are removed.

The report also stated that First Avenue West from the intersection of River Street West to 10th Street West, and from First Avenue West to the alley access between the hotel and the Checker Taxi stand, will need to be closed as heavy trucks will be hauling away debris.

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