The fire engulfed the building at 240 Presland Road on Feb. 21. Fifty-three people who lived in the four-storey affordable housing building were displaced. The building has since been deemed unsafe.Steven Strong lived on the second floor. He and his family have been living in a hotel for three weeks, and this weekend got keys to a new unit.
But he says rebuilding his new life has been difficult because he lost everything in the fire. He says a friend donated a mattress for his kids, but he is still missing some basic furniture such as bed frames. His neighbour Mitchell Goldenberg is still searching for a new place and has no idea where he will call home next. He is currently in a west-end hotel.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.
John Adams says it has been a struggle to live for more than three weeks in a hotel because there is no kitchen for cooking, and bring his wife to medical appointments has been challenging.Residents also say navigating insurance has been hard, mostly because insurance papers and identifications are all left in the building.
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