The residents living at Hadgraft-Wilson Place on Bertram Street were ordered out after geotechnical and structural engineering reports raised some serious concerns.
The building that was evacuated earlier in the week near downtown Kelowna was fenced off Wednesday and sitting empty.
“There was a risk if further movement happens that there could be structural damage to the building which could impede life safety,” Seymour told Global News on Wednesday. The building, operated by the non-profit organization Pathways Abilities Society, has many signs of a shifting foundation including massive cracks throughout the complex.The damage is being blamed on the adjacent construction of UBC Okanagan’s downtown campus.
On Tuesday, UBC-Okanagan said it has decided to stop work on-site for now as it consults with geotechnical engineers before moving forward.Mischief trial begins for 3 men charged in Alberta COVID-19 border blockade“I do want to say just how sorry we are that we have gotten to this point that the residents were evacuated,” Lesley Cormack principal and deputy vice-chancellor of UBC Okanagan said.
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