Mobile Home Park Residents Face Power Blackout

0:00Residents at Crownville Mobile Home Park near Vernon and British Columbia's Okanagan face a tough reality. On April 10th, power gets shut off to 11 mobile homes and one house because of serious electrical safety issues. Technical safety BC. Issued warnings for five years but fixes never happened so no electricity means no well water either. The park owner took over nearly four decades ago and kept pad rent under $300 a month with no increases in 37 years. She says she cannot cover the $55,000 in fines or the needed upgrades and some tenants have skipped payments for years, leaving. No funds for repairs. Folks there feel stuck and scared. Most own their trailers and plan to stay despite the blackout, citing high moving costs and love for the spot. Families stock up on bottled water and eye solar batteries for basics like lights. One resident with a breathing condition dependent on electric oxygen has no choice but to move

1:00to an apartment unsure about his home's future. Others prepped by heading to relatives for showers and laundry. Technical safety BC. Demands full corrections before power returns while the province for miles landlords must maintain sites and tenants can see compensation for losses. Do the residential tenancy branch. Everyone waits to see if solutions emerge before things get worse. Stay informed with Vancouver News today, AI-powered updates.