Vancouver SRO
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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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‘Stuck in my room for the last 4 months’: Vancouver supportive housing residents trapped by broken elevatorResidents of a single-room-occupancy or SRO hotel in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside say they’ve been trapped in their rooms since the building’s elevator broke down last September.CanadaJan 22, 2023
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Operator of Vancouver SRO says building is in ‘general good condition’ after complaintsResidents of the Sakura So Residence in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside told Global News Thursday that crews in Hazmat gear were at work inside the building.HealthJan 5, 2023
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