‘Disgraceful’: Resident of Kelowna subsidized housing complex dies

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‘Disgraceful’: Resident of Kelowna subsidized housing complex dies
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'The really sad thing is that the last four weeks changed how well he had been doing, and I'm sure it's the same for many, many of the tenants.'

Flowers have been left outside the front doors of Hadgraft Wilson Place in honour of a resident whose entire life story is woven into the building’s now cracked foundation.

“He started wandering a lot. The RCMP found him one night standing right outside Hadgraft Wilson Place with his groceries at midnight and had to bring him back to the hotel,” Bauman said. “You’ve denied responsibility and in doing that you’ve taken a moral stand that you won’t support the people in your community and that is in fact disgraceful to me,” she said, explaining it’s BC Housing and Pathways that are supporting residents most.UBCO tower construction triggers evacuation

Cormack said during an earlier interview that the university was working with all affected parties to address the needs of residents and the issues with the building. What that means remains to be seen and was not addressed in the statement issued on Thursday.

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