Residents of one of the largest non-profit housing complexes in Manitoba say the fate of their building — which could be sold to an Alberta firm as early as January — will be a moment of truth for the provincial government.
The Lions Place residents council seniors action committee held a news conference on Tuesday to call on the provincial government to install a five-year moratorium on rent increases for residents before the sale of the building can go through.
The conference came after notices slipped under residents’ doors Friday revealed that Lions Housing Centres accepted an offer from an Alberta firm to purchase the 287-unit building, and that the sale could be completed by late January.
“I don’t trust these people who are taking care of my mother’s interests anymore,” said Tom Simms, a member of the committee. His 93-year-old mother has been living at Lions Place, at the…
