The province has extended emergency aid to mid-January, and there's a fundraising campaign for fire victims
Over 100 people, including seniors, families with children and many people on low incomes will remain out of their homes over Christmas and face the daunting prospect of searching for new places to live in the new year, following a fire in a North Vancouver apartment building Tuesday morning.
Province extends emergency help to fire victims The province has extended temporary emergency help for housing through to Jan. 15 for residents displaced by the fire. Normally that help is only available for 72-hours following an emergency. Firefighters from all three fire departments on the North Shore raced to the three-storey apartment building in the central Lonsdale area after alarms went off around 6 a.m.
Building can't be occupied Schalk said the fire caused significant damage to the central core of the building, including damage to the building’s electrical, gas and water services. That means there won’t be any occupancy allowed in the foreseeable future, said Schalk, as property managers, insurance adjusters and restoration companies assess the damage.Other social agencies like BC Housing are helping with the search, but authorities acknowledge that isn’t going to be easy.
Julie Nahanee said her best friend and mother were among the families evacuated from their apartment Tuesday. For now, her friend has been able to stay with another friend, while her mother – and two elderly cats – have been put up in a hotel in Vancouver close to the Ironworkers bridge, she said. Starting next week, firefighters will be scheduling times when residents can be escorted into the building and retrieve more of their personal possessions.
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