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SRO owner says City of Vancouver failed to act before Powell Street fire“I asked him why he's not tearing it down and he said, well, I was never forced to tear it down, so the insurance wouldn't pay me to tear it down," Bob Fontaine said.FireSep 24
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Almost a year after collapse warning, future of Vancouver SRO remains in limboFollowing an Oct. 17, 2025 fire in one of the second-floor rooms, then Chief Building Official Saul Schwebs ordered the Summer Hotel unsafe to occupy due to water damage.FireSep 23
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Vancouver SRO kept open for 2 tenants and last tenant refuses to moveThe building is now privately owned, and the government says that BC Housing has been working to find new homes for tenants, but Robert is refusing to move.PoliticsMay 19
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‘Destroyed in less than a year’: Granville St. SRO resident wants public to see conditionsStewart Holcombe said the bathroom roof in his fourth-floor unit at the SRO had caved in due to flooding from all the fires over the years, and his new accommodation is way better.PoliticsMay 2
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‘Slum landlord’: Granville bar flood exposes conditions inside BC Housing SRO“It’s horrific,” said BC Conservative interim leader Trevor Halford. The fact of the matter is that the province is operating like a slum landlord.”CanadaApr 29
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The DTES ‘problem’ is not a housing problem, SRO employee saysGlobal News requested an interview with Larry Campbell, who is more than halfway through his six-month $92,000 contract, but we have yet to receive a response from Eby’s office.HealthJan 19
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BC Housing directed to investigate accused killer’s presence at SROThe province has directed BC Housing to investigate how an accused killer, wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, was able to shelter in a single-room occupancy building in Vancouver.CanadaDec 20, 2025
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Notorious former Vancouver SRO to house Road to Recovery patients, after Beedie purchaseMembers of the local business community said they are hopeful the new tenants will be a good fit for the neighbourhood.CanadaMar 7, 2025
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B.C. to let Vancouver limit SRO rent hikes between tenants in Downtown EastsideThe move comes at the request of the city, which saw its own attempt to implement so-called "vacancy control" blocked by the courts.PoliticsMay 13, 2024
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‘No slumlords’: Winters Hotel survivors rally 2 years after deadly fireThe single-room occupancy (SRO) hotel in Gastown was consumed by fire on April 11, 2022, killing 68-year-old Mary Garlow and 53-year-old Dennis Guay.CrimeApr 11, 2024
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