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‘Make people accountable’: Evacuated Kelowna residents defeated by UBCO build

Hadgraft Wilson Place is home to more than 80 residents

Residents at 1360 Bertram Street in Kelowna are scrambling to move after they were told on Easter Sunday, March 31, that they would have to evacuate by 6 p.m. on April 2.

The affordable rental apartment is run by BC Housing and Pathways Abilities Society, which arranged to pay for hotel rooms for evacuated residents for the week, but what happens after that is still up in the air.

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Brittany Webster

About the Author: Brittany Webster

A video journalist with Black Press Media. I recently made the exciting move from my radio anchor position at AM 1150 to this new venture.
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