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Re-opening update – May 1, 2025 
Western Facilities Management has worked tirelessly with remediation experts inside the Social Science Centre to clean and prepare the building, ensuring a safe return for faculty, staff and students. 
Floors 1-6 of the Social Science Centre will re-open on Friday, May 2 at 6 a.m. 
Work will continue this weekend with the goal of re-opening floors 7-9 next week. We will provide an update Sunday evening. 


Building Access Update - April 30, 2025
The Social Science Centre will remain closed on Thursday, May 1, as re-opening plans continue. 
We will keep you updated as conditions change.

Building Access Update - April 28, 2025
The Social Science Centre remains closed to everyone. 
Students with upcoming exams in the building will receive updates from the Office of the Registrar. Faculty and staff will continue to receive updates from the Social Science Dean’s Office by email.
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Building Access Update – April 27, 2025 
The Social Science Building will continue to be closed through the day on Monday, April 28. Great progress has been made over the weekend stabilizing and cleaning the building, however Facilities Maintenance and Health and Safety are awaiting final building testing and assessments planned for Monday to be absolutely confident the building is in a state to be reoccupied.
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Building Access Update – April 25, 2025 
There is no change in building access for now. It is closed to everyone. London Fire and Police Services are both investigating the scene. 
On the student front, all exams that were scheduled for our building have been moved and the Registrar’s Office is making contact with students. 
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Fire in Social Science Centre – April 24, 2025 
This afternoon there was a fire in the Social Science Centre. There were no serious injuries, and the fire has been extinguished. The building remains closed until further notice.  
 
Students with upcoming exams in the building will receive updates from the Office of the Registrar. Faculty and staff should not enter the building until we confirm it is safe to do so. 
 
We will keep you updated as conditions change.