BC Coroners Inquest

• Deaths in Vancouver SRO fire ruled ‘accidental’ by inquest jury

  The bodies of Mary Ann Garlow and Dennis James Guay were found in the wreckage of the Winters Hotel at Abbott and Water streets more than a week after the fire on April 11, 2022.

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  Feb 5
  
• Jury deliberating in inquest into deadly Vancouver SRO fire

  The Winters Hotel burned down on April 11, 2022, killing Mary Garlow and Dennis Guay. An inquest jury will soon make recommendations to prevent similar tragedies in the future.

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  Feb 2
  
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• Operator of Vancouver SRO gutted in deadly fire went years without key review, inquest hears

  By the time the fire broke out at the Winters Hotel in April 2022, the non-profit that ran it had not undergone an operational review since 2015.

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  Feb 1
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• Prompt call to fire supply company could have prevented deadly Vancouver SRO fire, inquest hears

  "The fire might have been knocked down if there was one more extinguisher available," said Alex Eged, lawyer for Winters Residence Ltd.

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  Jan 31
• Atira staffer ‘didn’t realize how dangerous’ Vancouver SRO was before fatal fire, inquest hears

  Tuesday is the seventh day of witness testimony in the three-week inquest, which has so far heard from victims' families, Atira staff, Vancouver fire officials and more.

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  Jan 30
• Vancouver SRO razed in deadly fire had a history of code violations, inquest hears

  Cliff Lee, who works in fire prevention and urban compliance, said the Winters Hotel in Gastown had repeat violations that required him to issue multiple notices and tickets.

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  Jan 29
• Did fire alarms actually go off during deadly Vancouver SRO fire? Inquest hears new evidence

  Disturbing images included redacted scenes of where the bodies of the victims were found in the wreckage 11 days after the fire at the Winters Hotel on April 11, 2022.

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  Jan 26
• Manager of Vancouver SRO razed by deadly fire had no fire safety training, inquest hears

  Gina Vanemberg told inquest jurors that as fire crews scrambled to evacuated the Winters Hotel, a list of tenants was forgotten in the building, against protocol.

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  Jan 25
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• ‘Chaos’: Witnesses recount deadly fire that destroyed Vancouver SRO to inquest jury

  Neda Pessione said she saw Mary Ann Garlow enter the Winters Hotel that morning, never to return, and alerted Vancouver's fire chief to the fact that people were still "trapped."

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  Jan 24
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• Fire captain had ‘bad feeling’ about SRO gutted in deadly fire, inquest hears

  Mary Garlow and Dennis Guay's remains were found 11 days after the fire as the four-storey heritage building on Abbott and Water streets was demolished.

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  Jan 23