Columbus Hotel Owner Asks Council To Reconsider Order

Friday, September 12, 2008 04:35 PM

Prince George, B.C. - The owner of the burned out Columbus Hotel has asked Prince George City Council to reconsider it's ordered remidial action to demolish the building on Third Avenue.

Under the Commuinity Charter, the owner had two days from the order being delivered to make such a request. The owner has done so, and there will be a special meeting for City Council on Monday the 15th to hear from the owner.

The Council order, issued during the Monday September 8th Council meeting gave the Columbus owner 7 days to have the structure demolished and removed as it is considered a safety hazard. The order was to have taken effect on the 10th meaning the building would have had to have been removed by the 17th.

Only three walls of the hotel remain standing and an engineers report says the front wall is in danger of collapsing if a good wind hits it.

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Posted on Friday, September 12, 2008 04:35 PM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: Harbinger on September 12 2008 4:48 PM

A "good wind" as opposed to a bad wind? Maybe the whole crappy downtown should be hit with.....never mind.

Posted by: mommy on September 12 2008 8:09 PM

Harbinger - you are very negative! If this is how you feel about PG - perhaps you should move! We need less people like you here. Negativity feeds people - try being positive and seeing the good things in PG. I would much rather live here than some other places. We take so much for granted in our own city, that you don't notice it unless you are somewhere that doesn't offer all PG does. I know that I won't move!

Posted by: Vikingnuck on September 12 2008 8:20 PM

Hey Harbinger, listen to Mommy. She makes a lot of sense. Read The Secret, you may be amazed what the power of positive thinking can do for your outlook on life. I'm sure that you're just being funny/sarcastic, and I can appreciate that too, but being negative, creates negativity. Being positive creates more friends than you'll know what to do with. That's just my opinion

Posted by: He speaks on September 12 2008 8:35 PM

Why would anyone want to save a burnt out building. The cost to fix it is the same as building it new at that condition.

some peoples children.

Posted by: Lamb on September 12 2008 8:40 PM

Your opinion Vikingnuck is very important. I agree, positive will bring positive results. My only question is - why is the owner of the Columbus Hotel being given such a short time when other structers that have burned have been given such a long time? Is the Columbus paying for past errors by Council. I am not involved in either the Columbus or other structures but fair is fair.

My preference is get on with it and get on fast but don't let past errors be placed upon the Columbus whoever owns it.

Posted by: henke on September 12 2008 10:08 PM

Did anyone note the picture of the Skeena Hotel in Terrace when it burned down? Matter of a few hours and it was being bulldozed. Does Prince George always, always have to portray a City where common sense is completely missng? What is to be gained by delaying the demolition and cleanup?

Posted by: diplomat on September 13 2008 8:18 AM

Yes, I watched the video and the rubble of the Skeena Hotel in Terrace was indeed taken care of immediately.

I wouldn't say that common sense is completely missing in Prince George but there seems to be a tendency to make mountains out of mole hills and to dither endlessly whenever an important decision needs to be made on the spot.

What is the fear of making a wrong decision called?

Posted by: lostfaith on September 13 2008 11:32 AM

Posted by: Lamb on September 12 2008 8:40 PM
Your opinion Vikingnuck is very important. I agree, positive will bring positive results. My only question is - why is the owner of the Columbus Hotel being given such a short time when other structers that have burned have been given such a long time? Is the Columbus paying for past errors by Council. I am not involved in either the Columbus or other structures but fair is fair.

My preference is get on with it and get on fast but don't let past errors be placed upon the Columbus whoever owns it.
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The Columbus has been officially declared as being very unsafe. Does that not tell you why it needs to be taken down pronto?

Posted by: meinbcbud on September 13 2008 12:54 PM

The city should demolish this unsafe structure and bill the owners!!! Safety of Prince George Citizens, even the homeless should be the top consideration here!

Posted by: Harbinger on September 13 2008 3:09 PM

Hey! I'm a positively negative guy. By the way, I love PG. Wouldn't live anywhere else. Perfect size town. Don't like city council and don't like indecision. Don't like my taxes wasted on studies. Don't like being taxed to death everytime I turn around. Don't like my gas being the most expensive in the country. Other than that I love this town. It ain't like Vancouver with helicopters telling you which way to go home. No Aircare here taking more dough from me. No 24hr rush hour. Penticton Vernon and Kelowna are just a small Vancouver. Moving away will be a 14 million chance to one. Lottery odds, you know. Until then, this site is called Opinion 250. It doesn't say Pollyanna 250 opinions, does it?