Update:
The library is now estimated to re-open on March 8.
Update: #Tsawwassen Library is estimated to re-open Wed Mar8. Official date to be announced next week. Thank you for your patience. #DeltaBC
— Corporation of Delta (@CorpDelta) March 3, 2017
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The Tsawwassen Library was closed Sunday after a vehicle drove into the front of the building.
“It’s actually put a hole in the building,” said Delta’s director of human resources and corporate planning Sean McGill.
He said no one inside the library was injured.
Delta police were contacted by BC Ambulance Service at approximately 12:30 p.m. regarding the incident, noted police public affairs coordinator Sharlene Brooks.
She said the driver of the vehicle was a male in his 60s.
The driver, who was transported to hospital as a precautionary measure, may have had a medical situation prior to the collision, she said.
Delta CAO George Harvie said it’s anticipated the library will be open by next Monday. He noted Century Group owns the actual building.
“As any building that age, it did contain asbestos, and Century Group has to go through a WorkSafe protocol to ensure when the workers go back, that it’s free of all asbestos,” he said.
A notice posted on the Fraser Valley Regional Library website stated there will be no fines charged on items due to the library for the period of the closure. It added patrons could visit the Ladner Pioneer Library or renew their items online.
