Derelict Health P.E.I. buildings filled with hazards

Tender issued for demolition of buildings filled with asbestos, lead paint, mould

Guardian photo by Heather Taweel

Boarded up buildings near Hillsborough Hospital in Charlottetown

Four derelict Health P.E.I. buildings will have to be demolished with care, as they are filled with asbestos, lead paint, mould and other hazardous materials, according to an environmental assessment.

The province has issued a tender for the demolition of the four buildings, located on the Hillsborough Hospital property in Charlottetown.

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The boarded-up buildings came to the attention of the public last month after it was revealed the buildings were being used to house old health and financial records. City police confirmed the buildings have been broken into multiple times and some of the records appeared to have been accessed by the intruders.

Pam Trainor, executive director of acute care, mental health and addictions for Health P.E.I., assured that any sensitive health information was not accessed.

She said Tuesday all records have now either been destroyed or relocated to the old Prince Edward Home in Charlottetown.

Our privacy and information access manager has been overseeing the process to remove the files from the building, Trainor said.

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Derelict Health P.E.I. buildings filled with hazards