Vancouver SRO

• ‘Completely ridiculous’: $547,000 in B.C. government funding for 2 tenants in Vancouver SRO

  From 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.

  Canada

  May 22
  
• B.C. government paid over half a million dollars for 2 tenants in Vancouver SRO

  The 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.

  Politics

  May 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.

  Politics

  Mar 18
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• Fire crews tackle ‘suspicious’ 2-alarm SRO fire in Vancouver

  Crews arrived Thursday afternoon to find thick smoke billowing from the southeast side of the three-storey single-room occupancy (SRO) building. 

  Fire

  Sep 7, 2023
• B.C. funding $11M in skills training for SRO hotel residents

  The 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.

  Economy

  May 18, 2023
• Vancouver police name homicide victim in January SRO killing

  According to investigators, 20-year-old Thunder Dennis was found dead inside the West Hotel near East Hastings and Carrall streets on Jan. 17, 2023.

  Crime

  Feb 16, 2023
• ‘Stuck in my room for the last 4 months’: Vancouver supportive housing residents trapped by broken elevator

  Residents 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.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2023
• Operator of Vancouver SRO says building is in ‘general good condition’ after complaints

  Residents 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.

  Health

  Jan 5, 2023
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• Downtown Eastside SROs top Heritage Vancouver’s 2022 watch list

  The group released its annual watch list of “ten places or themes of interest” and the SRO hotels topped the list.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2022
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• Vancouver’s notorious Balmoral Hotel slated for demolition due to safety risk

  The demolition order identifies a dozen hazards, including rotten floors, damaged electrical systems, moisture in the building, unprotected fire sprinklers and more. 

  Politics

  Feb 15, 2022