A historic Halifax building that received a costly exterior restoration a few years ago will now undergo a complete interior renovation. When crews tackled the exterior work beginning in 2014, they found rotten wood, mould, asbestos and a beetle infestation. Interior work to be completed by fallAlthough the city initially earmarked $330,000 for the interior renovations in the 2017-18 budget, the work wasn't done and the budget has now increased to $580,000. The city issued a tender for the interior work last week. Since the municipality is still in the process of developing a master plan for the Halifax Common, which includes the land the Power House is on, Cabrita said she feels "it's a bit premature taking the Richard Power house out of circulation."

Source: CBC News February 20, 2018 12:01 UTC