More than 100 Kelowna families left scrambling after sudden daycare closure
The daycare says it was locked out after a lease dispute, while the landlord says the tenancy ended over unresolved obligations.
- On Friday, more than 100 families arrived at The Block in Kelowna to find ProducKIDvity daycare locked out, abruptly halting childcare services at the Bernard Avenue facility.
- ProducKIDvity CEO Alexandra Carnio alleges the lockout followed a 17-month dispute over building conditions, including water damage in the Balsam Room that rendered the facility partially unusable.
- Colliers Commercial Real Estate Services claims ProducKIDvity failed to pay rent; Carnio states she sent a $34,000 bank draft on Tuesday that was rejected by the real estate firm.
- Parents are scrambling for childcare alternatives as Carnio coordinates the return of personal items and aims to secure new placements for affected children by Monday.
- Legal action is now underway as Carnio disputes the termination of the 15-year lease at the Bernard Block, challenging Colliers' assertion that they were "solution-oriented" throughout the conflict.
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Kelowna daycare tenancy dispute disrupts care for dozens of families - Creston Valley Advance
Friday morning, dozens of parents arrived at ProducKIDvity daycare located inside The Block on Bernard Avenue to find the doors locked and RCMP inside. A letter on the door of the daycare from Colliers Commercial Real Estate Services, stating: After an extended period of accommodation with ProducKIDvity to resolve ongoing operational and tenancy matters, the Landlord has made the difficult decision to end the tenancy agreement with ProducKIDvity…
Kelowna daycare tenancy dispute disrupts care for dozens of families - Grand Forks Gazette
Friday morning, dozens of parents arrived at ProducKIDvity daycare located inside The Block on Bernard Avenue to find the doors locked and RCMP inside. A letter on the door of the daycare from Colliers Commercial Real Estate Services, stating: After an extended period of accommodation with ProducKIDvity to resolve ongoing operational and tenancy matters, the Landlord has made the difficult decision to end the tenancy agreement with ProducKIDvity…
Kelowna daycare tenancy dispute disrupts care for dozens of families - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
Friday morning, dozens of parents arrived at ProducKIDvity daycare located inside The Block on Bernard Avenue to find the doors locked and RCMP inside. A letter on the door of the daycare from Colliers Commercial Real Estate Services, stating: After an extended period of accommodation with ProducKIDvity to resolve ongoing operational and tenancy matters, the Landlord has made the difficult decision to end the tenancy agreement with ProducKIDvity…
Kelowna daycare tenancy dispute disrupts care for dozens of families - Northern Sentinel
Friday morning, dozens of parents arrived at ProducKIDvity daycare located inside The Block on Bernard Avenue to find the doors locked and RCMP inside. A letter on the door of the daycare from Colliers Commercial Real Estate Services, stating: After an extended period of accommodation with ProducKIDvity to resolve ongoing operational and tenancy matters, the Landlord has made the difficult decision to end the tenancy agreement with ProducKIDvity…
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