Former Ogden legion still standing 1 year after City of Calgary ordered demolition
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The City of Calgary issued a demolition order for the building after the building remained vacant since its sale in 2012, and concerns from residents over social disorder.
The former Ogden legion building remains standing one year after the City of Calgary ordered its demolition, and nearby residents have grown tired of waiting for issues surrounding it to be addressed.
The building, located on the corner of 78 Avenue and Ogden Road S.E., was once a bustling legion with thousands of members and busy curling rinks. Since 2012, it has sat vacant after it was sold by the veterans’ organization.
Since then, residents have reported the building has been a source point for vandalism, theft, squatters and other criminal activity.
“I really feel it’s a slap in the face to the veterans that built up this once-proud facility, for the state it’s in right now,” said Zev Klymochko with the Millican Ogden Community Association.
According to Klymochko, the building’s state has been a continuous concern raised by residents in Ogden to the community association for many years.
“I feel especially bad for the residents that live nearby because they’re the ones who are feeling it the most,” he told Global News in an interview Thursday.
Last October, the City of Calgary issued a demolition order to the owner of the building.
Ward 9 Coun. Gian-Carlo Carra said the city had to step in due to the ongoing concerns from residents and the lack of a plan for the site from the property owner.
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