The Olymbec company claims that the Domaine-de-l’Estérel, a heritage jewel protected under Quebec law, was “accidentally” and “involuntarily” destroyed last week.
In a press release, this real estate giant rejects the responsibility on the contractor in charge of demolition work on the rear part, which was not protected. “We are considering legal proceedings against this contractor,” says Richard Stern, president of Olymbec, through the public relations firm National. The National firm indicates that its client is in Asia and that he does not wish to say more.
The duty learned that the firm NZO Construction, owned by Vince Riccio, had carried out the demolition work on behalf of Olymbec.
The president of Olymbec indicates, in his press release, that he wants to do “everything possible to repair as best as possible what appears to be irreparable”. He does not rule out “the reconstruction of the heritage building” of which not a single element remains standing, but as part of his “future redevelopment project”.
Faced with fears of dust full of asbestos fibers, the real estate magnate speaks rather of “potential presence”.
Gilles Boucher, the mayor of the municipality of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, chokes in front of this assertion. He repeated at To have to that Olymbec could not be unaware that the building contained asbestos. “It was in the history of the building. We even have reports that are online on the city’s website! It’s not a small Olymbec company: they have to read the reports! They absolutely cannot feign ignorance. “.
Mayor Boucher tells the To have to that the company, even warned of the disaster on Friday, nevertheless continued to stir up the rubble until everything was lying on the ground. “They continued again on Saturday, after everyone denounced the situation. And Monday of this week, they were still going! We had to phone the ministry to stop it. It was the CNESST who came to the site to close the site on Monday. »
“We are appalled by this accident and intend to shed light on the chain of events and its causes”, support the real estate developers. The duty recalled Monday that the company Olymbec has acquired, at Lake Masson, several waterfront lots.