One year after a rooming house fire in Winnipeg’s St. Boniface neighbourhood killed an elderly man and injured several other tenants, what can the city and province do to ensure rooming houses remain safe, affordable places to live?
One year after a rooming house fire in Winnipeg’s St. Boniface neighbourhood killed an elderly man and injured several other tenants, what can the city and province do to ensure rooming houses remain safe, affordable places to live?
The tragic event of April 16, 2014, served as sombre precursor to the release of the May 2014 report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) — Manitoba titled Rooming Houses to Rooming Homes.
Read more of Jovan Lottis’ article published by CBC News Manitoba.