By Mark Squibb | Vol 8 No. 4 (March 3, 2020)
When fire destroyed Hotel Mount Pearl on Dec. 28 (just days after a kitchen fire damaged the hotel on Christmas Day), it made headlines.
Now, two months later, councillor Lucy Stoyles is concerned the still-standing ruins of the hotel have been forgotten by most everyone — except nearby residents who have to look at it everyday.
“Many people have mentioned to me that Hotel Mount Pearl is still standing there, and it’s an eyesore, especially to the people on Avery Place who have to look out their windows everyday and see it,” said Stoyles.
She asked if the City knows when the demolition will take place.
Director of community development Jason Collins noted that staff have been working with the owner, and that a tender has gone out for demolition of the property, but there is no concrete date set yet as to when the work will be started.
“People are wondering, that’s all,” said Stoyles. “Because it’s been there such a long time now. It’s been a couple months since the fire, and people are saying, ‘My God, how much longer are we going to have to look at this.’”
