Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Thursday June 15, 2006
Council Votes to Demolish the Lister Block
Judgment day has arrived for Hamilton’s Lister Block.
Councillors voted Wednesday night to demolish the building to make way for a $30-million office building with a replicated facade.
The majority of councillors supported the demolition request by the Labourers’ International Union of North America and partner Hi-Rise Group.
The wild card, however, remains in the province’s hands.
Councillor Brian McHattie has asked the government to intervene and designate the Lister as a provincial heritage building. The Minister of Culture plans to weigh in now that council has voted. (Source: Hamilton Spectator)