centre mall centre mall legally mall referred mall hotel located middle lake ontario commercial district highway largest commercial complex area community hit 1990s complex gradually hosting multiple services library constituency offices public health offices recent years businesses located mall closed moved outside locations mall community hub area clothing stores largest grocery store employing upwards local residents accounted community retail space total wages mall plagued structural problems leaks history underwent partial structural failure june segment rooftop parking deck collapsed building crashing upper level lottery adjacent food court ground floor people received non life threatening injuries people died collapse investigation class action lawsuits collapse ongoing mall demolished history real estate branch commissioned centre mall project project subsequently approved estimated cost million construction began project finished year room town largest hotel retirement residence built mall year mall featured dominion total units distinct architectural feature building rooftop parking closure mines revenue prospects mall dropped sharply recovery sight prompted write million lost property value despite occupancy report commissioned town downtown core industrial area improvements presented favourable assessment structure exterior significant building downtown core formed mall inn situated fronted parking lots large building clad brown metal siding entrances remote address street scale building nature lack materials detail transparency pedestrian level little contribute urban environment mall hotel terrific amenities likely contribute greatly attraction visitors downtown core design sensitive urban environment current owners acquired company august price million owned firm registered numbered company points company owned strip london ontario retained property accommodate new specialty retailers possible new anchor big box retailers market possibility exterior pads exists surrounding lands read jones performed redevelopment feasibility study mall late early cost august june mall series managers inn numerous independent stores services mall includes point summer location department store closed bargain shop purchased brand august year taking september year mayor located campaign office mall january opened local civic centre moving mall new opened away mall doubling feet unit mall offered sale million increase million purchase price years prior hotel office victim break enter attempt mall hosted car shows charity head antique promotions community events annual rocking chair marathon charity community events despite centre issues remained community hub mayor notes social centre community residents visit weekly cases daily structural problems mall regularly plagued leaks water damage lake standard reported greater normal leaks causing damages multiple units closed permanently despite profitable soon opening customers occasionally need stand counter installed mall kitchen restaurant ineffective cafe owner aware leaks starting lease successful lawsuit owner closed weeks precaution began construction new location july replace mall location businesses suggested additional leaks started new owner started repairs roof tenants noticed reduced traffic leaks started scattered mall leaks mall roof mold caused city consider moving mall solomon building books damaged despite library staff cover shelves points entire sections blocked public health reasons leaking said corrected council considered issue environmental study completed library board members worried liability insurance wouldn cover mall despite library management city insurance broker multi use complex works library board concerned year lease mall management pursuing despite library preference year lease end library remained mall tenants suggest mall business owners said vocal water right head water destroying business conversely previous mall manager suggests called daily tenants issue repairs started owner aware mall roof problems purchasing facility suggested renovations mall commit date completing roof repairs interior upgrades ultimately million spent attempt repair roof architect hired oversee project declined bid install membrane created taking issue million cost cancelled project hiring fraction peak worth work paid expired mall manager left soon summer suggesting believes mall maintenance staff set repair roof spite issues mall use roof events served site heart stroke foundation ride summer piece concrete fell ceiling mall restaurant reports filed mall manager city inspector scheduled visit weeks following incident inspector mall management reply near eventual mall roof collapse mall owners continued repair maintenance work spending repairs month period leading june engineering structural study turned according mall manager repair photos interior damage mall roof local work mall suggested obvious signs water damage months collapse march mall management pleaded guilty provincial court fire meet code mall spent upgrade infrastructure avoid fines process included adding new roof hotel second floors including hotel lounge problem obvious residents town press conference announcing class action lawsuit resident suggested residents placed building collapse ontario visited mall times years collapse roof collapse government reaction testimony revealed structural problems mall dated way initial construction late 1970s particular expansion joint failure appears caused roof deck collapse properly binding concrete turn allowing water building early barely year mall original opening expansion joint fixed times fully replaced twice building lifetime began tearing away concrete shortly repairs complete roof collapse approximately saturday june segment parking deck roof collapsed centre mall sending metal concrete debris crashing floors shopping centre injuring people resulting deaths people soon collapse owners arrived mall representative spoke behalf owner stating comment talked lawyers going represent concerned accident approximately local authorities alerted commissioner community safety called toronto based rescue crew assembling equipment travelling kilometers toronto arrived sunday june immediately began work initial assessments team felt proper equipment mission early hours monday morning june despite discovering signs life rescue work suspended danger additional concrete falling potential survivors following announcement numerous residents town began sign list enter structure continue search owners announced intention seek court injunction ordering resumption search rescue efforts appeal local constituency office mall ontario premier urged rescue workers resume search survivors later stated rescue teams continuing alternate methods work suspension local residents premier influence actions shortly june approximately hours initial search suspended confirmed resume efforts including willingness employ drastic measures including use heavy equipment pull unstable structure external wall outside prime minister offered assistance june bodies recovered debris wednesday june days collapse area collapsed included deceased lottery employee customer worked week lottery booth earning extra money wedding held time job french language college employment consultant college employment options office located widow mother believed opening pull lottery tickets opened view booth operator bodies victims retrieved confirmed victims trapped rubble efforts shifted official investigations investigation march engineering firm commissioned released results forensic engineering investigation investigation found collapse caused stage failure connection extensive caused improper placement parking lot roof allowed water contaminated road salt accelerated structure cost cutting planning stages report states critical errors planning stages firstly parking lot mall located roof building sound secondly structural hollow concrete prevented installation effective later beta engineering originally planned use inch specified withstand pounds square foot load exceeded specifications inch bidding process owners advised specified load handled reinforcements composite concrete topping advised owners plans called inch withstand load reinforcement topping contract awarded despite design tables indicating specified project loads higher maximum load decade mall construction retracted claim able support load use composite topping different systems proposed owner system called asphalt membrane applied non composite concrete topping second called membrane simply controlling leaks second system reduced initial building costs argued strongly second option convinced owner install second system report called system flawed leaks noticed immediately construction leaking leaks noticed immediately installation topping attempted times fix leaks owners contracted investigate chronic leaking find solution options provided consulting determined plans forward able support additional loads leaks allowed water topping access iron frame building building frame mall decades operation eventually severe connection failed resulting collapse inquiry consulting engineer original construction testified raised concerns time sloppy inadequate construction materials site including structural columns steel beams despite new ultimately decision place complex parking area roof according construction company opted resolve structural issues construction building wall rock building original architect testified strongly objected rooftop parking little choice decision proceed plan son mall owner admitted company pressured engineers remove information leaks report fictional repair shell company mortgage holder building condition speakers inquiry testified significant volume city traffic regularly cut roof deck bypass traffic lights corner drive ontario avenue resulting stress structure designed handle report speculated heavy vehicle contributed previously partial failure support structure months prior final collapse aftermath province ordered review emergency management ontario collapse focused attention harper government cancellation provides funds canada teams province denounced cuts suggested cuts canada asking assistance united_states similar situations cancelled conservative federal government established train spokesperson public safety minister criticism cuts noting cent managed end june economic impact centre closure unknown described mayor huge estimates suggest people worked mall hotel nearest significant cities marie kilometres away road residents said fielding requests like clothing readily available mall apart mall store grocery store city store nearby video store quickly efforts expand merchandise selections include clothing items established committee help retailers building meeting premier assured remove rigid program requirements assistance programs approved interest free transitional loans affected businesses local branch contributed announced rebuild pay employees months wages process mall owner received death threats pushed hiding class action lawsuit launched june according lawyer owner located said july trapped mall unknown recovered centre mall contain released collapse rescue demolition mall leased city collins hall recreational facility conversion temporary grocery store opened october permanent new store opened pearson plaza april facility converted recreational use chain structural improvements building including upgrades lighting system improvements building accessibility people disabilities remaining place donation city public library branch government offices located mall temporarily relocated arts government reaction assisting office investigating deaths completed launch criminal investigation engineer examine structural problems mall needs torn investigating cause collapse city responsibility reporter attempted file freedom information request documents june refused employee came offices turned city clerk chair couldn respond city officials called request city issued line statement documents investigations noted documents available requests situation likely didn warrant emergency police reporter provided application police arrival told ignore instructions superiors calling police producer later receive canadian screen award nomination 1st canadian screen awards public inquiry established july government ontario inquiry started march inquiry portions page engineering report report collapse public lawsuit june days collapse mall owner lawyer stated class action lawsuit launched class action lawsuit launched owned mall lawsuit lists centre mall mall inc unnamed engineer approved structure mall short time prior incident demolition local area raised concerns confidential records extracted public health department expressed concern information end local documents extracted mall health social assistance files found city documents found rubble private source said clients drivers licenses social insurance numbers health cards birth certificates private source removed documents site unknown entered site hours demolition progressing new mall new shopping mall given tentative construction pearson plaza built kilometre south centre mall site hotel later drive south ontario avenue store new mall officially opened april
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