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Inn until Monday, January 8, as well as trans- portation funds, clothing, food and personal products to get through the weekend. United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) Housing Services extended their stay for an additional day, however, on Monday the tenants were informed that they were required to be out of the hotel by 11 a.m. Tuesday. Julie Tomkinson, whose sister Jude Belisle lived in the building, said given her sister’s health issues, the options for where she can stay are limited and UCPR Housing Services was only able to offer a list of potential shelters. “She can’t go to a shelter,” said Tomkin- son who has been contacting UCPR Housing Services, Legal Aid, the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board, and short-term rental buildings looking for support for her sister. “Legal Aid is telling me to speak with Social Housing, and Social Housing is telling me to speak with Legal Aid. It’s very frustrating and making all these phone calls.” “The tenants there don’t have money for insurance, they don’t have savings,” Tomkin- son said. “I can’t believe we are going to going to leave these people on the street in the middle of winter with just a days’ notice.” Tominson noted one tenant is searching for shelter with their 18-month-old child. Several tenants, including Tomkinson, set up crowdfunding campaigns on GoFundMe to recoup some of their losses and help them find more permanent shelter. Community members organized a collec- tion drive for clothes, furniture and toiletries to set up a “store” for those impacted at Pleasant Corners Public School in Vankleek Hill. Laura Kirby, an organizer of the collection drive said they have have already received many donations from those looking to help. “It’s been so contributive. It really shows the empathy of our community,” she said, noting that they are still looking for big items like stoves and fridges for those who lost everything in the fire. Small items can be dropped off at the school during school hours, but Kirby said
Residents of the building said the fire started after a breaker was flipped to one of the nine apartments. Police and the fire department had not confirmed the cause of the fire as of 3 p.m. Friday, January 5. (Joseph Coppolino)
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La fumée et la vapeur remplissent l’air tandis que l’eau se déverse sur le bâtiment.Des équipes des municipalités environnantes ont été appelées en renfort. (Joseph Coppolino, EAP)
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