Daycare, businesses next to unsafe Langford tower handed evacuation order
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Residents of RidgeView Place in Langford were ordered to leave the 90-unit building last week, after the city revoked its occupancy permit due to structural safety concerns.
The fallout from the evacuation of a Vancouver Island apartment building continues to grow, with two neighbouring businesses saying they’ve also been forced to vacate due to concerns about a collapse.
Residents of RidgeView Place in Langford were ordered to leave the 90-unit building last week, after the city revoked its occupancy permit based on a report from an independent engineer that found structural safety issues.
It is the second time in four years the building has been evacuated due to structural concerns.
Since then, the city has posted large warning signs nearby, telling people to stay away from the area. An adjacent thrift store and a daycare operated by a local church have also been told to leave.
“It was heartbreaking for the parents, because they need daycare. It was hard to tell them,” said Maureen McNeil who manages the Our Lady of the Rosary pre-school and daycare.
“I’m hoping they’re going to say it’s safe to go back into, and the children can go back.”
McNeil said the daycare got the order to leave last Wednesday, and has been told there would be an assessment to determine if the building is at risk of collapsing, and if so, in what direction.
Cynthia Santos, who manages the Our Lady of the Rosary parish office, said the church was scrambling to find a new location for the daycare and for the parish’s administrative work.
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