But it hasn’t hit me, so I am doing what I can.” He can't afford to stay in a hotel anymore because the $4,000 he got from the insurance company for lodging has run out. “Wednesday I have to check out, and as of now, I have no place to go to.” Goldenberg said. Residents who were displaced by a fire at a building in Overbrook say finding new affordable housing has been difficult. His neighbour Mitchell Goldenberg is still searching for a new place and has no idea where he will call home next. …We have some basics, but we will need to do some shopping, and gets some pots and pans for the kitchen.”

'(The mattresses) can go on the floor for now - it is temporary and some clothes for the kids. He says a friend donated a mattress for his kids, but he is still missing some basic furniture such as bed frames. “We got the keys (to a new place) and we are moving stuff, we are still in a hotel transitioning to our new place.”īut he says rebuilding his new life has been difficult because he lost everything in the fire. “There is a big waiting list for housing in Ottawa.” Strong said. He and his family have been living in a hotel for three weeks, and this weekend got keys to a new unit. 21, 2023.Ī 31-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder and arson in relation to the fire. The building has since been deemed unsafe.įire Services battle the three-alarm blaze at the apartment building on Presland Road in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. Fifty-three people who lived in the four-storey affordable housing building were displaced. The fire engulfed the building at 240 Presland Road on Feb. Many residents displaced by a fire in an Overbrook apartment building are still looking for permanent housing three weeks later.

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