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City archives in Winnipeg need to be relocated

The building housed the City of Winnipeg archives before it had rain damage, forcing the removal of the collections.
The building housed the City of Winnipeg archives before it had rain damage, forcing the removal of the collections. Manitoba Historical Society

WINNIPEG — The City of Winnipeg archives are officially looking for a new home.

A city report said it would be too expensive to renovate the old Carnegie Library on William Street and keep the archives there.

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The building was flooded during a rain storm in 2014, just as some work was being done to fix it up.

The report said it would cost over $9 million to do all the repairs required to move the archives in.

It recommends the city find a cheaper warehouse to store the all the records.

With files from 680 CJOB

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