‘Feels like Christmas morning’: Community rallies to help mobile home tenants left without electricitySeveral homes at Sherwood Estates Mobile Home Park had their power restored Tuesday after tenants went more than a week without heat, hot water and limited food options.
Following the story, Rick Gordon of Sherwood Estates told CHEK News that the park was waiting on a specific part to install a new generator and reconnect to BC Hydro. Residents found workers installing four large propane tanks to a sitting generator, which is able to power large appliances with ovens and refrigerators. The order came from park management and was overseen by BC Hydro workers.
, helped gather supplies such as gift cards, coffee and donuts and checked in with residents over the weekend.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.Home Hardware tells CHEK News that it donated multiple cans of propane to power its own generators and is offering discounted prices on any supplies residents may need until power is fully restored.