Monthly Archives: September 2012

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Next round of expensive upgrading of Vancouver’s SROs about to get underway (with video)

Posted on September 15, 2012 by vancouver Click Here For Article

The space is about the size of a large storage locker, located at the end of a hallway with dirty, scuff-marked walls, and part of the entry door is boarded up.

But to Wayne Gaskin, it is a room of his own and he is happy to have it.

Gaskin, 45, is a resident of the Hazelwood, a 100-year-old building on East Hastings used by BC Housing as subsidized single-room accommodation for low-income clients. It is one of 13 such buildings scheduled to be renovated in the coming months at a cost of $116 million $87 million of which will come from the province and $29 million from the federal government.

Inside, the hallways are well lit by the bare fluorescent bulbs in the ceiling and the space is well ventilated, although a mildly acidic smell can be detected in places. Several wooden door frames on one floor are damaged, particularly around the knobs, and a few doors are boarded up with plywood.

The age of the building is one factor that makes repairs there challenging and expensive, said Elizabeth Hardy, program manager at the Hazelwood, which is run by Atira Property Management. There are 110 units in the building, and the aging pipes were not designed to deal with that kind of volume, Hardy explained.

Backed-up toilets or showers cause flooding about once a month, and maintenance teams have to break down asbestos-containing walls in order to get at the pipes, which is both time-consuming and costly.

There is also damage inflicted by the tenants themselves, some of whom dont have the ability to keep a room in working order due to mental health challenges, Hardy said. In one recently vacated room that measured about 10 feet by 12 feet and contained a closet and a sink, the grey tile floors were covered with paint and old chewing gum, the baseboard heater had been pulled out of the wall, and wires dangled from where light fixtures had once been.

Pest control reports obtained by The Vancouver Sun also indicate that insects have been a persistent problem at the Hazelwood. A report dated Aug. 30, 2012 indicated that 31 of the 110 units contained live bed bugs. Several of the affected units had been identified by contractor Bugs Be Gone as being infested as far back as May 2011.

Hardy described pest control as an ongoing challenge experienced by operators of all single-room occupancy hotels in Vancouver. There are times when pest control companies are refused entry to the rooms by tenants or cant enter because the rooms are too cluttered, she said.

Even with all its problems, Gaskin said he much prefers the Hazelwood to his previous accommodation in homeless shelters. Small as the room is, it is his own space, with a television and a door that locks, he said.

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Talbot House Battling Bedbugs

Posted on September 15, 2012 by toronto Click Here For Article

Published: Friday, September 14, 2012 at 11:14 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, September 14, 2012 at 11:14 p.m.

LAKELAND | The Talbot House has some unwanted guests.

For four months, the downtown homeless shelter has waged an expensive battle against bedbugs, blood-sucking insects known for stubborn infestations that are on the rise nationwide.

Ramon Castillo Jr., 52, said he woke on a shelter bunk this week and found the bugs crawling near his feet.

"I just got so disgusted," he said. "I wiped them off the bed and crushed them."

Because of the increase in bedbugs elsewhere, the Talbot House staff thinks homeless clients who occasionally stay in hotels may have unknowingly carried the bugs to the shelter in their belongings, said Scott Thomas, the shelter's development director.

The insects are isolated to beds in a busy area of the shelter where homeless people can get a last-minute place for the night. The number of beds affected is in constant flux, Thomas said, but it's usually contained to 10 to 16 in an area for men.

Bedbugs aren't known for carrying or spreading disease, but they can cause rashes and skin infections, said Dr. Daniel Haight, Polk County Health Department director.

The Talbot House has a free medical facility where it can treat bites.

David Gilbertson, 34, who said he has stayed at the shelter, thinks the pock marks dotting his hands and back are from the insects. He has chosen to sleep outside until the shelter kills the bugs.

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Bedbug company fined in downtown condo fire

Posted on September 12, 2012 by toronto Click Here For Article

An extermination company is on the hook for $10,000 after pleading guilty to starting a $3.5-million fire at a downtown Edmonton condo building last summer.

Bed Bugs Task Force Ltd. was charged under the Alberta Fire Code in connection to the Royal Scot Condominium fire on July 12, 2011.

The company was fined $10,000.

Four people were hurt in the fire which began on the top floor of the three-storey building at 92nd Street and 105th Avenue.

Two adults and two children were taken to hospital with severe smoke inhalation with one adult and one child listed in critical condition.

Two firefighters were also hurt from falling debris.

Bed Bug Task Force was exterminating bed bugs using a propane heater in a suite on the top floor of the 66-unit building.

Investigation revealed several fire code contraventions which likely contributed to the ignition and the rapid spread of the fire, said Russell Croome, Deputy Fire Chief of Public Safety.

The company was charged with four violations of the Alberta Fire Code.

On Monday Bed Bug Task Force pleaded guilty to one count of "conducting hot works in an area not free of combustible and flammable contents."

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Business Briefs: PNC not seeking mergers or acquisitions right now

Posted on September 12, 2012 by vancouver Click Here For Article

PNC not seeking mergers or acquisitions right now

PNC Financial Services Group, which acquired about 400 bank branches in the Southeast from Royal Bank of Canada in March, is not interested in more mergers or acquisitions, Chairman and CEO James Rohr said Monday. Because of the potential for internal growth, "We have little or no interest in using our capital for M&A at this time," Mr. Rohr said during a financial services conference hosted by Barclays in New York City. Loan demand continued to grow for the Pittsburgh-based bank in the third quarter, although at a slightly slower pace than in the first half of the year when it "was perhaps the highest in the industry," Mr. Rohr said. Overall, Mr. Rohr said he expected PNC's results for the second half this year to be stronger than the first, "resulting in another good year for PNC."

Ross Park among sites for Microsoft holiday store

Microsoft plans to open more than 30 holiday stores this fall, including one at Ross Park Mall. In addition to carrying the company's line of products, the holiday stores are meant to teach customers how to "get the most out of their Microsoft-enabled devices," the announcement from the Redmond, Wash., computer giant said. Ross Park Mall already houses an Apple store, selling products from the Cupertino, Calif., rival to Microsoft.

FedEx to take sponsorship of Heinz Field's Great Hall

FedEx has taken over sponsorship of the Great Hall inside Heinz Field, according to the Steelers organization. The facility had been sponsored by Coca-Cola until earlier this year when the team switched soft drink sponsors to go with Pepsi. The new sponsorship deal is for 10 years, and is effective immediately. No financial details were given. Shipping giant FedEx is based in Memphis, Tenn., but its FedEx Ground division is based in Moon. The Great Hall is used to house historic memorabilia as well as the new Pub 33, and TV shows such as "Steelers Huddle" and the "McDonald's Steelers KidZone" are taped there.

FTC files charges over bed bug repellent claims

The Federal Trade Commission filed deceptive advertising charges against two marketers for claiming that their products can stop and prevent bed bug infestations using natural ingredients such as cinnamon and cedar oil. The marketer of Rest Easy repellent settled the charges by agreeing not to make unsupported claims. A $265,000 judgment against the company was suspended because of the inability to pay, the FTC said. The other marketer, Cedarcide Industries and others, which touts Best Yet! treatment for bed bugs and head lice, is being sued by the agency.

Executives, jobs dwindling at Eastman Kodak

Bankrupt photography pioneer Eastman Kodak Co. is losing more executives and plans to cut an additional 1,000 jobs by the end of the year as it shrinks into a commercial printing-focused company, the Rochester, N.Y.-based company said in a statement Monday.

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