The Port Alberni Fire Department issued a notice to vacate the Port Hotel this week after the owner failed to fix fire-code violations
About 25 tenants of the Port Hotel in Port Alberni have been forced out after the building failed to meet fire codes and asbestos was discovered in drywall samples.
The City of Port Alberni, which has been regularly inspecting the hotel, was notified about the asbestos problem this week and sent an information notice to tenants, municipal chief administrative officer Mike Fox said Thursday. WorkSafeBC prohibits people working in buildings with materials such as asbestos without special protective equipment, he said.
“During routine patrols and while attending calls, police have observed tenants of the building to be living in deplorable conditions, which include excessive accumulation of human waste and refuse in the hallway.”A city report cited doors missing from units, exposed wires, rats, leaks from ceilings, missing drywall and black mould.
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