Plan to purchase over 100 SROs remains on back burner, as hundreds of residents have been displaced by fires
That money hasn’t been raised and any action on the matter is pending the election of a new city council. Meanwhile, there have been a half-dozen fires in single-room occupancy hotels in recent months that have killed some tenants and displaced many more.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“These buildings are very old. There are a lot of people packed in them that have a lot of needs. The electrical systems, and everything, is getting outdated, so the long term solution is to replace these hotels with units that aren’t going to burn down so easily.”Article contentfire was on Saturday in a unit at Sereenas Housing for Women on Powell Street in the Downtown Eastside, which is run by Atira Women’s Resource Society. It displaced 50 residents.
Firefights attend to a blaze at unit at Sereenas Housing for Women on Powell Street in the Downtown Eastside on Saturday that left 50 residents without homes.
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