The District of Squamish has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the demolition of the Squamish Youth Centre.
Located at 1135 Carson Place, the youth centre is a mixture of wood frame, concrete block and concrete, and was built in 1965 as a police station.
The youth centre is 4,800 square feet building and includes office space, a small kitchen, two washrooms and the old cell area, and a small crawl space under one area of the main building accessing plumbing.
The currently boarded-up building was closed last year, and the district has no plans to build anything else on this site.
An earlier report by the district also identified hazardous materials to be removed separately before the demolition.
Those materials include the wooden sub floors in the office area containing black mastic, ceramic tiles from the bathroom and toilet, lead exhaust stacks on the roof, and any cast iron bell and spigot fittings.
The project is currently targeting at least 80% waste diversion for the landfill for all waste generated within the project site.
According to the bid documents, the demolition needs to be completed between July 5th and August 31.
The youth centre closed last year in March, and a new Youth Hub will open in the Buckley Avenue Affordable Rental Housing Building near Howe Sound Secondary School.
The new Youth Hub will give young people aged 12 to 24 a space where they can socialize, enjoy a meal, play games, develop important life skills and meaningfully connect with both peers and support staff.
This is a famous heritage building. Pierre Trudeau got his marriage license there.
Wooden sub floors containing black mastic, ceramic tiles from the bathroom and toilet, lead exhaust stacks on the roof, and cast iron bell and spigot fittings are not hazardous!