根据一份新的工程报告，这座位于蒙特利尔苏德-韦斯特（Sud-Ouest）区的加拿大麦芽厂随时可能倒塌。该工厂以其神秘的“粉红色建筑”而闻名。
The Canada malting plant, which looms over Montreal’s Sud-Ouest borough and is notably home to the mysterious “pink house,” could collapse at any moment, according to a new engineering report.
这份由蒙特利尔市政府委托编制的报告指出，这座由砖块和混凝土构成的建筑（其高耸的筒仓南面紧邻拉辛运河，北面毗邻圣安布罗瓦丝街）对公众安全构成了“迫在眉睫的威胁”。
The report, commissioned by the City of Montreal, says the structure — a mass of brick and concrete silos towering over the Lachine Canal to its south and Saint-Ambroise Street to its north — represents an “imminent danger” to public safety.
报告的作者来自STP ING工程公司，他们写道：“只有通过有控制的拆除方式，才能安全、合理地消除这座建筑所带来的危险。”
“Controlled demolition is the only possible, safe and rational solution to eliminate the critical danger that this building represents,” wrote the report’s authors, from the engineering firm STP ING inc.
负责撰写该报告的工程师安德烈·乌尔（André Houle）特别担心建筑物的外墙——他表示，这面外墙已经与屋顶分离，仅靠一丝细绳支撑着，随时可能坠落。他担心这面砖墙会砸到圣安布罗瓦丝街上，那里有行人和车辆通行。
Engineer André Houle, who wrote the report, is especially concerned about a facade wall, which he says has detached from the roof and is “hanging by a thread.”He’s worried about this brick facade falling onto Saint-Ambroise Street, where people walk and cars are currently parked.
乌尔在接受CBC电视台采访时说：“目前，保护公众安全的唯一办法就是封闭这条街道，没有其他办法。”
“The only way to protect the public with this project right now is to close the street, there’s no other way,” Houle said in an interview with CBC.
报告指出，建筑倒塌的危险在冬季或春季可能会加剧：冻融循环以及地震引起的震动都可能加速其倒塌过程。
The danger of collapse could worsen in the winter or spring, his report says. Freeze-thaw cycles could contribute to the collapse, as could vibrations from an earthquake.
一位私人开发商已表示愿意对该建筑进行重建。这份工程报告是影响该建筑命运的最新因素；自1985年以来，这座建筑一直处于闲置状态。
Private developer ready to build The engineering report is the latest development weighing on the future of the structure, which has lain vacant since 1985.
在一份媒体声明中，拥有并计划开发该地块的Renwick公司的子公司La Malterie公司表示，他们已向市政府提交了拆除申请。在此期间，圣安布罗瓦丝街的部分路段将被封闭。
In a media release, La Malterie inc., a subsidiary of Renwick, the company that owns and plans to develop the site, said a demolition request had been submitted to the city. Part of Saint-Ambroise Street will be closed in the meantime.
Renwick公司的总裁诺姆·施尼策（Noam Schnitzer）在声明中表示：“这座前加拿大麦芽厂在圣亨利（Saint-Henri）的历史以及蒙特利尔的工业遗产中占据着独特的地位。”
"The former Canada Malting site occupies a unique place in the history of Saint-Henri and in Montreal's industrial legacy,” Noam Schnitzer, the president of Renwick, said in a statement.
“我们依然全力以赴，确保这一标志性地标的特色能够在未来的拉马尔特里（La Malterie）项目中得以延续。”
“We remain fully committed to ensuring that the identity of this iconic site can be live on through the future La Malterie project.”
拉马尔特里公司（La Malterie Inc.）表示，其针对该地块的规划包括685套住房，其中20%为社会保障住房。该计划还包括社区空间、商业设施和社区服务。该公司表示还将保留“粉红小屋”。多年来，开发商、市政府以及社区团体“属于我们的麦芽厂”（À nous la Malting）一直围绕该地块的未来发展发生冲突。
La Malterie Inc. said its plan for the site includes 685 housing units, 20 per cent of which would be social housing. The plan also includes community spaces, businesses and community services. The company says it will also preserve the “pink house.”The developer, the city and the community group À nous la Malting have clashed over the future of the site for years.
该团体希望将这座建筑改造成一个集体所有制的综合体，内含200套可负担租赁住房、一个屋顶花园、一家自行车修理铺、一个公立日托中心、一个社区厨房和一个博物馆。
The group wants to turn the building into a collectively owned complex with 200 affordable rental units, a rooftop garden, a bike repair shop, a public daycare, a community kitchen and a museum.
该团体的成员于2023年在工厂外露营，抗议伦威克（Renwick）的开发计划。他们一直力推将该地块完全用于社会保障住房。
Members of the group camped outside the plant in 2023 to protest Renwick’s development plan. They had pushed for the site to be used exclusively for social housing.
该麦芽加工厂及其升降机由加拿大麦芽公司（Canada Malting Co.）于1905年建造。20世纪40年代增建了大型水泥筒仓，用于储存大麦。
The malting plant and elevators were built in 1905 by the Canada Malting Co. Large cement silos were added in the 1940s to store barley.
该公司沿拉欣运河（Lachine Canal）出口麦芽，当运河于1970年停止商业航运后，运输成本飙升，导致该公司在20世纪80年代放弃了该地块。
The company exported the malt along the Lachine Canal, and when the canal closed to commercial navigation in 1970, the transportation cost rose to the point that the company abandoned the site in the 1980s.
自那时起，这里便年久失修。窗户被木板封死，砖墙正在坍塌，立面上涂满了涂鸦。
Since then, it has fallen into disrepair. Windows are boarded up, brick walls are crumbling, and the facade is covered in graffiti.
而且，尽管伦威克已经设置了障碍物以防止人们进入建筑，但这里依然是“城市探险者”的热门去处，并且是“粉红小屋”的所在地——这是一间粉刷成粉红色且维护良好的小屋，坐落在正在坍塌的工厂顶部。
And, though Renwick has set up barriers to prevent people from entering the building, it is popular with “urban explorers” and is home to the “pink house” — a small shack, painted pink and well maintained, which sits atop the crumbling plant.
工程师称街道本应更早封闭。乌勒（Houle）表示，考虑到建筑如此危险，他对仍有人进入其中感到震惊。他描述了由砖块和钢材制成的拱门，这些结构已经变得格外危险。
Engineer says street should have closed earlier Houle says he’s amazed people are still going into the building, given how dangerous it is. He described arches, made of bricks and steel, that have become especially hazardous.
“当那个结构生锈后，它就无法再固定那些砖块了，砖块就会掉到地上，”他解释道。“周围的砖块都在不断地掉到地上。”STP ING公司周四发布的报告警告称，任何人进入这座建筑都可能面临生命危险。报告中的图片显示，砖块正在掉落，楼板也已经被严重损坏。
“When that structure is rusted, it doesn’t hold the brick anymore and the brick falls on the ground,” he explained. “Left and right, the bricks are falling on the ground.”The STP ING inc. report released Thursday warns that anyone entering the building risks death. In images, the report shows falling bricks and floors that are worn through.
Houle认为这个区域早就应该被封闭了。CBC新闻已经联系了蒙特利尔市政府寻求他们的意见。
Houle believes the area should’ve been closed one week ago. CBC News has reached out to the City of Montreal for comment.
“在其他任何地方，我们都会先封闭街道，然后再处理相关手续——因为安全是首要考虑的因素，”他说。“但在这里，我们却要求建筑所有者必须先完成审批流程才能采取行动。”
“Anywhere else it would be, ‘we’ll close off the street and we’ll do the paperwork after. Because the safety is an issue,’” he said. “Here, we’re saying to the owner, ‘no… you need to go through the approval process.’”
“既然这是一个紧急的安全问题，为什么还要等到手续办妥之后才能采取行动呢？”
“When it’s an urgent matter, there’s a safety issue, why do you have to work for the paperwork to be able to act?”