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Apartment building owner seeks $25M over Stradbrook Avenue fire
The owner of a high-rise apartment building that caught fire two years ago is seeking $25 million in damages, alleging that a contractor's cord and batteries played a role in setting the blaze, according to a filing in Manitoba's Court of King's Bench. In a statement of claim filed on Aug. 14, East Village Holdings Inc. alleges the August 2023 fire started on the rooftop of the apartment building at 221 Stradbrook Ave., which was leased to Rogers Communications for the installation of telecommunication equipment. The filing said that several contractors working on behalf of Rogers Communications transported materials and equipment to the rooftop, including batteries, and ran an extension cord to provide electricity. The statement of claim alleges the fire damaged the rooftop water-protection system and that the building sustained smoke and water damage throughout as firefighters extinguished the blaze. Rainfall after the fire is also alleged to have caused further water damage to the building until the rooftop water-protection system could be restored. The damage subsequently required tenants to vacate the building until their units were repaired, according to the statement of claim. The court filing alleges that Rogers Communications owed a 'duty of care in all aspects of the project and its use of the leased premises,' including the choice of materials, supplies, contractors and supervision. In a statement, a Rogers spokesperson said the company will be filing a statement of defence in due course. 'We recognize the challenges faced by those impacted by the fire at 221 Stradbrook Avenue in 2023,' the spokesperson said. 'While the cause of the fire hasn't been determined, we're aware third-party contractors had been on-site to start preparations for enhancing wireless coverage for residents and emergency responders within the community, as mutually agreed by the landlord.' The fire, which began around 7 p.m., was declared under control approximately 45 minutes later after firefighters made their way to the roof and used the building's fire suppression system, according to a Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service news release. The news release said some residents were evacuated by firefighters, with one tenant and one firefighter being transported to hospital. The building sustained 'extensive water damage,' according to the release, which left the elevator system inoperable. None of the claims have been tested in court.
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Potential teachers strike could leave Alberta parents scrambling for childcare
Parents across Alberta are waiting to see if kids will be heading back to school at the end of the month, or if teachers will walk off the job. In June, teachers voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike, with 94 per cent of the 39,000 votes cast in favour of strike action. Teachers had 120 days to take action after the vote, putting the deadline for a possible strike sometime in September. That could leave a lot of families scrambling for childcare. Out-of-school care facilities (OSCs) aren't allowed to care for children during school hours, according to one expert in the field. 'We can operate before school and after school. When schools are open, we cannot operate during the day, and a teacher strike would consider schools to be open,' Annalise Yuzda, the vice president of childcare for YMCA Northern Alberta, told CTV News Edmonton on Wednesday. 'What would have to happen is we'd have to be mandated by the education and child care ministry to be able to operate full days during a teacher strike.' But the Ministry of Education and Childcare said that since the YMCA is a licenced childcare operater, it already has a licence to provide childcare if schools are closed. The ministry also said that schools would be closed during a strike, not open as Yuzda said. An email from the ministry's press secretary said it is reaching out to the YMCA to clarify confusion on this issue. That being said, Yuzda says OSCs wouldn't normally have staff working during school hours. 'We would have to redirect our operations to extend care during the day. Have more staff come in to care for children during the day,' she said, adding the government has previously mandated YMCA's OSCs to work during daytime hours during a strike. 'This is not the first strike that we've lived through,' she said. 'We've done it before and we've recruited staff to help out during the day that are not normally there. 'We're sure that we could operate at most of our centres if we were mandated and allowed to do that.' A statement from the Ministry of Education and Childcare said provincial licensing regulations do allow OSC programs to provide all-day childcare when classes are not being offered as long as they continue to meet legislative requirements. 'This means that OSC programs are free to extend their hours to provide full-time care to accommodate families whose children are affected by a potential teacher strike,' said an emailed statement from the ministry's press secretary Garrett Koehler. 'Programs can always reach out to their licensing officer if they have questions about extending their hours.' For parents who don't have an OSC, options could be limited. The city says at this point it isn't considering extending any of its day camp programs into the fall, but officials are continuing to monitor the situation around a possible school strike. Families looking for child care options in their community can use the Child Care Lookup tool or call Child Care Connect at 1-844-644-5165. The Alberta Teachers' Association says negotiators will return to the bargaining table next week. The Teachers' Employer Bargaining Association, the provincial group dedicated to collective bargaining with K to 12 school teachers, will hold a vote on Aug. 29 about whether to lock out teachers. With files from CTV News Edmonton's Evan Kenny
