UBCO downtown construction causing ground shifting, safety concerns at low-income housing
Pathways Abilities Society Executive Director Charisse Daley said they are in it for the long haul when it comes to supporting the residents of Hadgraft Wilson Place.
Pathways has put more than 80 tenants up at the Prestige and Ramada hotels and provided them with food vouchers. All tenants are still required to pay rent for the month of April. It was noted that Pathways has been bringing up safety concerns regarding the building for some time. Daley said they never expected to get to the point of needing to evacuate the building.Seymour said the city forwarded information to him last week from engineers with concerns about ground movement and its impacts on Hadgraft Wilson Place. The fire department did an assessment of the building and brought in their own engineering experts.
“There have been issues with doors being able to open and close. So, we want to make sure there wouldn’t be a shift and all of a sudden the resident, in the event of a fire or an emergency, can’t get out of their suite.” Seymour added it’s a problem in the event of a fire if the doors can’t close properly as smoke and fire can travel faster and allow less time for residents to evacuate.
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