Feds Warned About Risks of Delaying 24 Sussex Decision Almost a Year Before It Closed

Feds Warned About Risks of Delaying 24 Sussex Decision Almost a Year Before It Closed
The Canadian prime ministers' residence, 24 Sussex, is seen on the banks of the Ottawa River in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2015. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Almost a year before the closure of 24 Sussex Drive due to disrepair and an infestation of rodents, the chairman of the National Capital Commission’s board of directors warned that further delaying a cabinet decision on the fate of the residence would put the whole structure at risk.

The mansion, which sits on a prime riverfront property a few kilometres from Parliament Hill, served as the home for Canada’s prime ministers between 1950 and 2015.