Marquis tower residents not allowed to return to suites after gas leak

Displaced residents of a southwest apartment building are now allowed back in, after being forced to spend the night elsewhere.

Residents were evacuated from the Marquis tower Wednesday morning around 4:30 a.m. following a carbon monoxide leak.

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Residents of the 17-storey building in the 1100-block of 6th Avenue S.W. were first put in warm buses then were offered shelter at the nearby Kerby Centre.

Organization and execution of the reoccupation has been handed over the Property Management company.

Residents can call Montgomery Ross & Associates at 403-234-7556 ext. 253 for information as the Information Centre at the Kerby Centre is now closed.

Parking on site is still unavailable to residents, however residents are able to park at the old science centre site free of charge.