The demolition of Vancouver's 42-storey Empire Landmark Hotel is set to begin this month, but onlookers eager for a major implosion are likely to be disappointed. The contractor in charge of levelling the former hotel and revolving restaurant, JMX Contracting, says it will be using "cutting-edge, European demolition technology" to keep the process quiet and relatively dust-free. The company says tearing down the building will be "the tallest demolition in the City of Vancouver's history." Starting Friday, JMX Contracting will be handing out postcards to all residents within a two-block radius of the building to notify them of the process. The Empire Landmark Hotel closed after 44 years last September.

Source: CBC News March 01, 2018 21:56 UTC