The Children’s Discovery Museum is facing a delay after asbestos was found at the old Mendel building, which is the future site of the museum.
A report presented to a city committee on Monday said that asbestos removal will take about five months, and cost an extra $700,000.
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That will push the total cost of renovations to about $9.6 million.
The museum is raising $3-million on its own and has applied for federal funding through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund for the remainder.
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The museum is now expected to open in the fall of 2018.