Independent engineer agrees former Lester B. Pearson home should be torn down

Another engineer has confirmed that a Sandy Hill building once home to Lester B. Pearson should be torn down.
The city asked John G. Cooke and Associates to examine the building at 231 Cobourg St., along with the existing engineering reports on the property, after the built-heritage subcommittee expressed skepticism about a demolition-and-development plan pitched by the Ugandan High Commission. In February, the subcommittee rejected the application and directed staff to order an independent