Centre Block project demolition and excavation work nearly two-thirds complete, MPs hear

PSPC aims to finalize schematic design plans for Centre Block and the welcome centre by this spring, at which point it’ll go to the NCC for design endorsement and federal land use approval.

The Centre Block building, as pictured on Nov. 2, 2021. Inside, demolition and abatement work is now 65 per cent finished, with 16-million pounds of asbestos-containing material removed so far.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

News

BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

February 8, 2022

While Centre Block may have looked beautiful from the outside, "its facilities were critically outdated and systems were failing," a senior Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) official told MPs recently, offering up new words to describe the deteriorated and outdated state of the 100-year-...

To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider.

Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription.

Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper.

Cancel anytime.

Already a Subscriber?

Get Fridays: Hill Life & People Newsletter

Itâ€™s all about the people: the latest on parliamentarians, political staff, and politicos.

By entering your email address you consent to receive email from The Hill Times containing news, analysis, updates and offers. You may unsubscribe at any time. See our privacy policy