Starting April 1, all new apartments and condos that are higher than three storeys are now required to install sprinkler systems. The Ontario Building Coded, which currently already requires that new residences have hard-wired smoke detectors on every floor, is putting their foot down after some recent fire deaths have been ruled as completely avoidable […]
After much back-and-forth, the government of Quebec is providing $10,000 to a local charity that will assist the displaced victims of the February 2nd fire in Gatineau. This new comes just as the city was set to discontinue supporting the three dozen or so victims. The organization that will receive the money is Entraide familiale […]
The City of Gatineau and the government of Quebec were in disagreement as to who will have to assume the costs of the February fire that left three dozen people homeless earlier this month. After a lengthy series of meetings, Gatineau decided to pay for the damages. Councillor Denise Laferriere of Hull-Val-Tetreau has been urging […]
