Prolonged power problems hit apartment tower residents

Hundreds of tenants in a downtown high-rise remain without power after heavy rains left the electrical system of the building badly damaged. David Zura explains.

[shannonfergusson]

It's very difficult for people. But imagine just how extremely difficult, dangerous, etc for the disabled, elderly, people that need electricity to power their lifesaving devices, etc.. Check on your neighbors. Make sure they are in desperate need of help. Come together and help each other through it as best you can.

[sasivicknes]

Many apartments managments are avoiding repairs and saving money. Also old tenants repairs are avoided big time.

[AdrianeErin]

St. James Town again! I lived at 650 Parliment when a fire took out the electrical grid in 2018, leaving over 1500 people without a place to live or access to our things! These buildings are always in the news for safety issues that upend people's lives! The city needs to hold these building owners accountable!

[eliascolatoosman]

Its these managements that refuse to repair these buildings while raking in millions a month. My building at least built a generator outside with that money for backup power but these other managements have done absolutely nothing the city has to hold them accountable for this neglect.

[andygrenn]

Don’t blame Rain…blame infrastructure…

[francisbacon]

Yes, City spending all their tax money on social justice civil servants and not on utilities.

[MarlonMcdonald-cxbx]

Nice report, for a change, VERY SURPRISING, thank you...

[galitovgervacio]

Been a resident on one of those properties that is 650 Parliament. When that building caught and fire and the residents became desolate for a long period of time, the owner of the building didn’t care much at all. Even before the fire the building is very mismanaged, water and pouring for even 3 mos in the garage basement and they blamed the residents miss-using the water and all repairs are all just band aids, nothing new if this happened to 77 Howard.
No one knew who owns those buildings, residents are kept in the dark as long you pay the rent that’s all what they want/ need.

[christopherbye]

This apartment is owned by the same company that owns 650 Parliament Street - the apartment that had a huge electrical failure and forced residents to live for almost two years without their possessions in substandard housing arrangements. Six years later and we still have not seen a settlement in the class action suit.

[ryleighloughty]

Yet, is it more important to scrub Mr Ryerson and Mr. Dundas out of history?

[tokenspirit]

Where is this building? No one seems to want to let you know.

[woxnerw]

Just the TIP of what's to happen..

[dootdoot]

Why wasnt the strata spent on proper roofing?

[carbonjohnson]

Olvia Chow once again letting marginalized people down, proving she's just another political class liar.

[TheWanderingFire]

Watch out, Doug Ford will have the building condemned!

[dealman]

I think I know someone who lives there

[williamnovak]

That's what happens when your priority is to fight the unstoppable climate change and ignore preparing for the inevitable impact of the climate change. This was not the first time Toronto was flooded by heavy rain..

[christopherslade]

So this is why a Rain tax great timing when money is low make it rain problems solved.

[rafial]

Trudeau's/jagmeet carbon tax is working 😂

[LCculater]

Sucks when you don’t own like c I do in Edmonton, 3 story house 😂