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Top Cambridge building official says he would cooperate with Preston Springs inquiry “I have no reason not to cooperate,” Dennis Purcell said. “I have nothing to hide… I did my due diligence. I sought legal support. I have solid engineering reports behind me on the decision, so I have no concerns,” he said about the demolition of the Preston Springs Hotel. Social Sharing CBC News · Preston Springs Hotel, Cambridge Ont.(Maeve Doyle/CBC) The chief building official for the City of Cambridge says he would cooperate with an investigation into the demolition of the Preston Springs Hot...

A controversial demolition in Cambridge is set to wrap up following a fourth straight day of work.

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KITCHENER -- Demolition continued Friday at the site of the Preston Springs Hotel in Cambridge. Crews carried out the work as laid out in an emergency order, despite push back from heritage advocates and some city councillors. By mid-afternoon on New Year’s Day only about one-third of the structure remained standing. On Dec. 24, the city’s Chief Building Officer issued an emergency demolition order for the former hotel. Dennis Purcell said the aging structure needed to be torn down as “a matter of public safety.” “It’s a building that’s in an advanced state of deteriorati...

CAMBRIDGE -- Crews are securing the Preston Springs Hotel for demolition. The process of bringing down the building is expected to start in the coming days. Crews are removing hazardous materials and salvaging any items of heritage value. The vice president of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario - Cambridge and North Dumfries said she's not giving up on saving the hotel. "We're still hoping to stop this," Karen Scott Booth said. "I have been in touch the Superior Court of Justice. We are looking into the process of getting an injunction. We are concerned with the timing, of course."...