The last standing section of the former Jean Burns Building in downtown Nanaimo fell prey to the jaws of excavators on the weekend. (CHRIS BUSH/The News Bulletin)

The last standing section of the former Jean Burns Building in downtown Nanaimo fell prey to the jaws of excavators on the weekend. (CHRIS BUSH/The News Bulletin)

Excavators move in to crush former downtown restaurant site

The final section of the former Jean Burns Building was reduced to rubble over the weekend

The sight lines at the intersection of Commercial Street and Terminal Avenue changed again Monday as the rubble of the last remaining portion of the former Jean Burns Building was cleared away.

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Excavators moved in over the weekend to demolish the section of the building that was home to Acme Foods Co. It was also one of the oldest sections of the building and was originally an automotive service station that opened in 1915.

Cleanup operations started last week along with removal of any potentially hazardous building materials. The building was heavily damaged by fire in 2016 and most of it was torn down in March.

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