The new RCMP detachment in downtown Prince George has yet another opening date.
Originally slated to open in late 2013 or early 2014, then pushed back again from January to the end of February, the building is now expected to open in time for the May long weekend.
Before the RCMP can move in to their new Victoria Street home, last minute details have to be completed by contractors.
These details can be anything from cleaning up paint chips to balancing an air handling unit, explained city civic facilities manager Leland Hanson.
"The issue is that, in order to enter the building after it has been occupied, consultants and contractors must not only possess their own security clearance, but they must be accompanied by members of the RCMP at all times," Hanson said, in a press release.
"When you open up a 'regular' building, you can do so even knowing that there are a few small, but necessary changes needing completion," said Prince George RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Craig Douglass.
For example, Hanson said, contractors are still finishing up some minor details at the recently opened Kin 1, despite it having been open to the public for weeks.
"When you open up a high-security facility such as the largest RCMP detachment in northern B.C., it takes more time," said Douglass.
The $38.95-million, 63,636-square-foot detachment will replace the Prince George RCMP's current home at 10th and Brunswick. That building is 32,776 square feet in size and was built in 1972.
