Vancouver SRO
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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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Urban planner says B.C. government will lose millions on purchase of notorious Granville SROThe province, through BC Housing, paid well above the assessed value for the 110-room Howard Johnson Hotel at 1176 Granville Street, as part of a long-term plan.PoliticsAug 19
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It has cost more than $100K a month to house 1 tenant in Vancouver SROLast month, the sole tenant, Ryan Donnelly, told Global News he suffers from a seizure disorder and requires a large room. He also showed a hole in his ceiling.PoliticsAug 11
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‘Completely ridiculous’: $547,000 in B.C. government funding for 2 tenants in Vancouver SROFrom at least late March to mid-May, there were only two tenants at the Colonial Hotel at 122 Water Street in Gastown, as the SRO operated by Atira prepared to close.CanadaMay 22
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B.C. government paid over half a million dollars for 2 tenants in Vancouver SROThe province now says that Atira, which was managing the SRO, received $3.9 million from BC Housing during the fiscal year ending on March 31.PoliticsMay 20
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Owners of neglected Vancouver SRO given chance to save it, despite ‘risk of collapse’The City of Vancouver now says it is reviewing a building permit application from the property owner of the building on East Hastings Street for shoring work.PoliticsMar 18
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Fire crews tackle ‘suspicious’ 2-alarm SRO fire in VancouverCrews arrived Thursday afternoon to find thick smoke billowing from the southeast side of the three-storey single-room occupancy (SRO) building.FireSep 7, 2023
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B.C. funding $11M in skills training for SRO hotel residentsThe B.C. government says it's providing $11 million to a non-profit in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside aimed at training and empowering tenants of single-room occupancy hotels.EconomyMay 18, 2023
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Vancouver police name homicide victim in January SRO killingAccording to investigators, 20-year-old Thunder Dennis was found dead inside the West Hotel near East Hastings and Carrall streets on Jan. 17, 2023.CrimeFeb 16, 2023
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