By Tyler Marr

Demolished chunk of Hope’s Home property set for green space, parking

Aug 21, 2018 | 12:00 PM

Those travelling along River St. this week may have noticed a sudden empty lot at the end of First Ave. East.

This weekend, Hope’s Home demolished the old Prince Albert Family Church that was attached to the building as it was in dire need of extensive renovations to take it where the facility wanted it to be.

“Financially, it just made more sense to take it down than try and rebuild it,” Mickey Macgillivray, the Early Learning Childcare Manager, said. “A lot of years of history went down, but it had to be done.”

Macgillivray said some of the lot will be converted to green space while the rest is set to be covered in asphalt and made into additional parking for Hope’s Home.

“We are not really sure what the long-term goal is. At some point, we hope to build a house for more supportive living rooms, but there are no concrete plans,” Macgillivray added.

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Operations continue as normal at the facility, which tends to 90 kids in childcare and four who reside in supportive living.

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