UPDATE: The Safety Codes Act Order issued on September 11, 2025, to “The Hub” building at 420 12 Street East was formally rescinded, effective September 18, 2025, with conditions.
The building owner was provided with a set of temporary conditions and required permanent solutions as part of the compliance process under the Safety Codes Act. This joint approach with one of the Town’s accredited safety code agencies was undertaken to return tenants to offering their services in a safe environment as quickly as possible.
As outlined in correspondence from the Agency, SCO-Fire, the conditions “must be met and strictly adhered to, thereby ensuring an acceptable level of life safety during the interim period while the building is reviewed for compliance.”
Some of the temporary measures to be completed by the building owner until a permanent solution can be designed and installed in due course are:
- A Fire Watch program is in place at times when the building is occupied until the installation of additional smoke detectors is completed.
- A Fire Safety Plan developed and distributed to all tenants of the building.
- Confirmation of full professional involvement within 14 days to develop and submit a detailed project timeline outlining the design, permitting, and installation of the required fire protection systems.
Starting today, September 22, 2025, the Fire Watch program is in place, and the building is considered safe for occupancy with these interim fire safety measures.
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The tenants of The HUB, which was formerly St. Anthony’s School in the Riverside neighbourhood in Drumheller, were told on September 11th that they would have to evacuate the building and refrain from entering.
In a release from the Town of Drumheller they share that they were notified September 11th. The Evacuation Notice was issued after an inspection initiated by the provincial Safety Codes Council, an independent regulatory body, where it was declared the building was unsafe for occupation due to significant deficiencies in life safety systems, including the absence of a fire sprinkler system.
The Town of Drumheller is committed to working with those community organizations affected by the Evacuation Notice to find alternative venues. Should any local building owners with safe, available spaces wish to assist in supporting these displaced organizations, please email the Town by September 16, 2025 at communications@drumheller.ca.
We wish to remind all residents and building owners they are required to comply with all provincial building codes, provincial safety codes, municipal bylaws and obtain all necessary provincial and municipal permits. We encourage all residents and building owners to contact the Town of Drumheller or visit our website for further information about our municipal bylaws and permitting process.
We also spoke with Art James, Building Manager and local representative of the building owner, Electra Holdings of Vancouver. He shared that he has a meeting set up with the Town on Monday, September 15th and will update us once the meeting with the Town is complete.
We will update the story and situation when more information is provided.
-With excerpts from a release by the Town of Drumheller-
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