RLP Security Services Ltd. stopped providing security at former downtown hospital site March 16; owners have also decided to discontinue high-profile court action against city
The security company tasked with monitoring the former General Hospital site is no longer providing security at the dilapidated property.
“We want to reassure the public that the General Hospital site is secured and regularly monitored by staff,” said Ferrari. “In compliance with city by-laws, additional construction fencing will be established as we continue to clean up the site and prepare for future developments.” City council ultimately voted to consider expropriating and demolishing the derelict properties while looking at tougher enforcement measures. Demolition is estimated to cost about $6 million, with added costs for expropriation, insurance and environmental liabilities.
The old General Hospital site had 72 visits by bylaw enforcement officers between April and December of 2022. The former Plummer renal unit at 995 Queen Street East had 36 visits within the same time span. The majority of the visits concerned the boarding up of the buildings or yard cleanup. The civil matter was triggered after notices from the city bylaw enforcement required Leisure Meadows to provide security personnel to monitor the building — 24 hours a day, seven days a week — and to keep records. The company was also ordered to show the city proof it had obtained no less than $2 million worth of liability insurance for each building.
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