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Scathing audit says MUN ignored asbestos, mould in favour of overspending on laptops and a tractor

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Posted this 2025-01-21 6:57 PM NST

Computers and heavy machinery were purchased using student fees, auditor general report says

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Auditor General Denise Hanrahan gave Memorial University a failing grade in its latest facilities management report, released Tuesday. (Danny Arsenault/ CBC)

Memorial University's campus renewal fee was designed to pay for the institution's most pressing deferred maintenance projects like its asbestos-riddled tunnel system and mould.

But a scathing auditor general report released Tuesday says MUN used the funding to hand out computers and even heavy machinery to its staff.

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