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EPISODE · Jun 16, 2025 · 13 MIN

How do you demolish a highrise in the middle of the city?

from This is Ottawa

A 14-storey office tower at the corner of O’Connor and Slater streets is about to be destroyed. But how do you bring down a building in such a densely packed area? Robyn Bresnahan learns about the painstaking preparation that goes into flattening a high-rise and finds out what’s set to replace it.

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