The City of Langford says it will be matching donations up to $75,000 for residents of an apartment building that was evacuated last month because of structural defects.
. It's the second time the building had to be evacuated due to safety concerns since 2019.WSDA president Ron Coutre says it's reaching out to its partners to raise money for the displaced tenants."That makes $30,000 with Langford's matching funds," said Coutre. "It's a start, but we need more to really help these residents."The CSPC has experience distributing more than $1 million in grants and through its loan "rent bank" program.
CSPC executive director Diana Gibson says the funds will be distributed "transparently, efficiently, and equitably." So far, building owner Centurion has offered tenants $2,500 and has offered refunds for damage and pet deposits, as well as rent from April 24 to April 30.There's still no timeline yet on when, if ever, the building will reopen to residents.
After the building, which was formerly named Danbrook One, was first evacuated shortly before Christmas 2019, Centurion supposedly completed millions of dollars in remediation to make the building safe."We were led to believe that everything was up to building code," said Goodmanson last week. "We've learned since that everything wasn't."
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