The Tyee: New Atira CEO Cites Progress, But Safety Is Still an Issue https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/10/09/Atira-CEO-Cites-Progress/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @tyee@mstdn.ca #AtirainterimCEOCatherineRoome #AtiraWomen’sResourceSociety #VancouverFireRescueServices #Single-RoomOccupancyHotels #DowntownEastsideSROfires #AtiraDevelopmentSociety #AtiraPropertyManagement #BCPremierDavidEby #PaulFinchBCGEU #ColonialHotel #PatriciaHotel #JaniceAbbott #ShayneRamsay #WintersHotel #DavidWesley #35GoreAve. #Luugat

Survivor of fatal Downtown Eastside hotel fire files proposed class-action lawsuit:

"“Fire exits were locked. Some door closers were missing or broken. Holes in walls and ceilings were left unrepaired. Paint was peeling and black mould was growing. Rats were prolific,” says the claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court last Thursday."

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/04/11/survivor-of-fatal-downtown-eastside-hotel-fire-files-proposed-class-action-lawsuit.html #DTES #Atira #WintersHotel

Global News BC: Proposed class action lawsuit filed over deadly Winters Hotel fire in Downtown Eastside https://globalnews.ca/news/9614235/proposed-class-action-lawsuit-deadly-sro-fire-vancouver/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #AtiraPropertyManagement #WintersHotelclassaction #Winter'sHotelfire #DowntownEastside #CityofVancouver #GastownSROfire #deadlySROfire #VancouverSROs #WintersHotel #Fire #DTES #SROs

Global News BC: Vancouver council considers plan to improve fire safety in city’s SROs https://globalnews.ca/news/9449532/sro-fire-safety-plan-vancouver/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #SROCollaborativeSociety #SingleRoomOccupancy #DowntownEastside #arlingtonhotel #woodbinehotel #WintersHotel #srosafety #SROfires #Fire #SROs

The Tyee: New Questions Raised About Deadly Winters Hotel Fire (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/01/16/Questions-Raised-About-Winters-Hotel-Fire/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @tyee@mstdn.ca #AtiraPropertyManagementInc. #WintersResidenceLtd. #UnionGospelMission #JaniceAbbottAtira #WintersHotel #NikaDesign