Char-Lan Recreation Centre renovations delayed

WILLIAMSTOWN — The Char-Lan Recreation Centre in Williamstown will require an additional $260,000 in repairs after renovations exposed rust and corrosion in the roof purlins.The purlins form the horizontal structure that runs perpendicular to the trusses, supporting the roof and helping to balance the weight of the roof materials and snow onto the building frame. The original purlins had not been treated or painted to protect them and, at some point, water permeated them, causing extensiv