Government is in the process of cleaning up a derelict building near the National War Memorial, but it will be several years before the site will be ready for public use.
Earlier this year government bought the site, which is directly next to the War Memorial, for $2.3 million.
It includes the former Roebothan, McKay and Marshall law firm property that was destroyed by fire several years ago, and the abandoned former Breakwater Books structure.
Minister John Abbott at the War Memorial site in downtown St. John’s recently.
The goal is to make the site a part of the War Memorial, with Transportation and Infrastructure Minister John Abbott floating around the idea of it becoming an interpretation centre of sorts.
Currently, crews are cleaning up the exterior of the site ahead of the July 1st ceremony.
Once that work concludes, Abbott says a consultation process will begin on what exactly should happen with the site, though it will be a long time before it is finished.
Abbott says after the consultation process consultants and architects will be brought in, and that process could take several years. However, he anticipates construction will begin “very quickly after that.”
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