Moving and storage company offering free self-storage to displaced Birchwood Terrace tenants
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A moving and storage company is offering a month’s worth of storage for tenants forced to evacuate from a St. James apartment building.
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U-Haul Company of Central Canada is offering 30 days of free self-storage to the 250 tenants who are being forced to evacuate Birchwood Terrace at 2440 Portage Ave.
City of Winnipeg issued an evacuation of the apartment building over concerns of a potential collapse. The safety order has resulted many residents with moving trucks full of personal belongings with nowhere to go.
Ryan Pearson, U-Haul Company of Central Canada president, said Friday that his team at U-Haul Moving & Storage of Notre Dame can provide one month of free self-storage to any of the tenants in need of a secure location to keep their possessions. The 30-day free offer applies to new storage rentals and is based on availability at the Notre Dame location.
“We want the city and the displaced tenants to know we are here to support them,” Pearson said.
People seeking more information or needing to arrange storage are asked to contact: U-Haul Moving & Storage of Notre Dame, 270 Notre Dame Ave., (204) 515-0861.
A large apartment block in the 2400 block of Portage Avenue, in Winnipeg, has been evacuated after structural problems were found. Photo by Chris Procaylo /Chris Procaylo
A large apartment block in the 2400 block of Portage Avenue, in Winnipeg, has been evacuated after structural problems were found. Photo by Chris Procaylo /Winnipeg Sun
A large apartment block in the 2400 block of Portage Avenue, in Winnipeg, has been evacuated after structural problems were found. Photo by Chris Procaylo /Winnipeg Sun
A large apartment block in the 2400 block of Portage Avenue, in Winnipeg, has been evacuated after structural problems were found. Photo by Chris Procaylo /Winnipeg Sun
A large apartment block in the 2400 block of Portage Avenue, in Winnipeg, has been evacuated after structural problems were found. Photo by Chris Procaylo /Winnipeg Sun
A large apartment block in the 2400 block of Portage Avenue, in Winnipeg, has been evacuated after structural problems were found. Photo by Chris Procaylo /Winnipeg Sun
A large apartment block in the 2400 block of Portage Avenue, in Winnipeg, has been evacuated after structural problems were found. Photo by Chris Procaylo /Winnipeg Sun
A large apartment block in the 2400 block of Portage Avenue, in Winnipeg, has been evacuated after structural problems were found. Photo by Chris Procaylo /Winnipeg Sun
A large apartment block in the 2400 block of Portage Avenue, in Winnipeg, has been evacuated after structural problems were found. Photo by Chris Procaylo /Winnipeg Sun
A large apartment block in the 2400 block of Portage Avenue, in Winnipeg, has been evacuated after structural problems were found. Photo by Chris Procaylo /Winnipeg Sun
A large apartment block in the 2400 block of Portage Avenue, in Winnipeg, has been evacuated after structural problems were found. Photo by Chris Procaylo /Winnipeg Sun
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Meanwhile, Premier Wab Kinew, speaking at a health-care announcement in Carberry on Friday, said the province will be able to help if needed.
“Our government is in there as a supporting capacity right now, and we’ll be there in the long-term,” he said.
Kinew said one of the things the province would be able to help with is ensuring medical services are covered, such as prescriptions or missing health cards.
Residents were informed their leases were terminated and that they’d get their damage deposits and rent for the month of May back – an average of approximately $2,000 per person. They were also told they would not be able to return to their suites in the immediate future, but that they would be able move back once repairs were complete. However no timeline for when that would happen was available.
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