Firefighters work to put out a fire that destroyed a building at the former Bloomfield School in Halifax’s north end on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese) CANADAHALIFAX news Halifax only paying for demolition of fire-damaged building at Bloomfield, city now says by admin 4 أبريل، 2025 written by admin 4 أبريل، 2025 34 CITYnews halifax / By Mark Hodgins The Halifax Regional Municipality has issued a clarification to information provided to CityNews Halifax regarding the demolition of the vacant Bloomfield school site. Halifax only paying for demolition of fire-damaged building at Bloomfield, city now says On Wednesday, a municipal spokesperson told CityNews that the municipality would be covering the cost of demolition at the site, which includes three derelict buildings and is owned by BANC Group. In a statement Thursday, the municipality now says there was a miscommunication, and Halifax will only be footing the bill for the demolition of one of the buildings that was significantly damaged by fire in February. Related: Council unanimously approves motion to address fire-ravaged Bloomfield School Fire destroys building at former Bloomfield School site in Halifax’s north end HRM could consider buy back rights for former Bloomfield School in light of recent fire “Following its initial response to the fire at one of the three buildings at the Bloomfield site on Feb. 16, 2025, Halifax RegionalFire & Emergency (HRFE), pursuant to the Fire Safety Act, installed temporary fencing and established security at the site for public safety,” the municipality’s statement reads. “In addition, HRFE contracted a company to demolish the structure damaged by fire because of concerns with theintegrity of the building as a result of the fire.” The statement says the city plans plans to try to recover the cost of fencing, security and demolition of the fire-damaged building from the property owner. The municipality now says a demolition permit issued on March 11, 2025, is for the two remaining structures, and the property owner will be responsible for any costs associated with that work. 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail admin previous post Carney says Canada will match U.S. auto tariffs next post Atlantic premiers hold the line on retaliatory measures, citing tariff uncertainty You may also like RMCP search for missing Lower Sackville woman 26 أبريل، 2025 Canadians at pope’s funeral say ceremony reflected his... 26 أبريل، 2025 2alarm blaze decimates home in Middle Sackville 26 أبريل، 2025 Israeli airstrike kills 10 people, half of them... 26 أبريل، 2025 كارني يندّد بالحصار الغذائي الإسرائيلي على قطاع غزة 26 أبريل، 2025 القضاء يلغي قراراً كيبيكياً بزيادة الرسوم الدراسية لغير... 26 أبريل، 2025 الزعماء في حركة مستمرة مع اقتراب الحملة الانتخابية... 26 أبريل، 2025 Teen arrested, weapons seized after threats against Halifax... 25 أبريل، 2025 Liberals maintain ‘commanding’ lead in Atlantic Canada polls 25 أبريل، 2025 Second-degree murder charge laid in latest intimate partner... 25 أبريل، 2025