THUNDER BAY – May 24, 2010  ---   Demolition work on the Twin Cities Gas Building started this Saturday morn ing at about 9:00AM. Through the day, the building continued to come down. As of late Monday the workmen were still working on completing the demolition so that they could re open Miles street.

Photos by   Lianne Viau

The demolition is part of the development of the downtown Fort William courthouse.

Miles street is closed from Archibald to Brodie as a result of the building being taken down.  Work started on the back west side of the building.  Earlier work men and removed the YMCA building which was behind the Twin City Gas Building which in recent years was known as the King's Stereo Building  at the cornor of Miles and Syndicae Ave.  Earlier this spring the Fort Willam Transit building was taken down and Transit passengers are catching the bus in front of City Hall while waiting for a new transit shelter to be developend on North Street at Miles.