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Protest for power at Crown Villa Mobile Home Park in Vernon
Residents say the outage has lasted five months and forced them to rely on generators, water deliveries and cook stoves.
- On Tuesday, residents at Crown Villa Mobile Home Park in Vernon formed a roadside protest after five months without power and water since April 10.
- Technical Safety BC shut off electricity on April 10 due to critical safety risks in the park's electrical system; owner Carolyn Goldstone was fined $36,000 for failing to comply with safety regulations.
- Pat Salter, who paid $125,000 for his unit, noted "there was no disclosure about power getting cut off," while Denise Harder and her 84-year-old mother survived using generators and a cook stove.
- With pad rents remaining under $300, Goldstone has not raised rates in 37 years and insists she is searching for a buyer willing to preserve existing housing units at Crown Villa.
- Residents expressed exasperation with the drawn-out situation while fearing the coming winter, as Goldstone awaits an arbitrator's decision from the Residential Tenancy Branch on the park's future.
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