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Quick Peak: Library renovations resume; Vehicle vandals

Library renovations resume Renovations on Powell River Public Library’s Crossroads Village Shopping Centre location resumed on Friday, November 18, after WorkSafe BC lifted its stop-work order.

Library renovations resume

Renovations on Powell River Public Library’s Crossroads Village Shopping Centre location resumed on Friday, November 18, after WorkSafe BC lifted its stop-work order.

Futurevest Investment Corporation’s project manager Brian Stobbart said his crews will be heading back to the job site to continue work on the new library location.

The provincial work safety agency shut down the site after a November 1 inspection revealed that a wall, listed in a 2014 hazardous materials report by Levelton Consultants as containing asbestos, had been removed without proper abatement procedures.

City of Powell River and Futurevest both argued the removed wall did not contain the hazardous material because it had been installed only 10 years ago, and that the 2014 report detailed too broadly the asbestos use in that area of the building.

WorkSafe BC rescinded the stop-work order after Levelton confirmed the removed wall did not actually contain asbestos.

 

Vehicle vandals

Powell River RCMP reported two incidents of mischief to vehicles that took place between November 14 and 21.

One vehicle had three tires slashed while parked on Marine Avenue between Willingdon Beach and Brooks Secondary School. A second vehicle, parked on Michigan Avenue near Egmont Street, was scratched with a sharp object.

During the same week, four thefts from parked vehicles, on Harvie, Marlatt, Saanich and Selkirk avenues, were also reported. Stolen items include a laptop computer, clothing, sunglasses and three wallets.