Demolition begins on former General Hospital

Mayor Matthew Shoemaker grinned as the massive green arm of a GIP vehicle ripped the first pieces of the former General Hospital off the roof and exterior wall. One piece at a time, in what will be labourous work for the next five months or so, the former hospital site will be torn apart, the materials sorted and either recycled or crumbled and buried on site, making way for new housing and/or commercial development.The demolition, which began on the Lucy Street side of the building, is expecte