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Vernon Trailer Park to Lose Power
Seven occupied units remain without heat or running water as the owner seeks a developer to fund repairs and keep the park compliant.
- Residents of Vernon's Crown Villa manufactured home park remain without power and running water three weeks after Technical Safety BC cut electricity on April 10 due to aging infrastructure posing fire and electrical shock risks.
- Owner Carol Goldstone inherited the 11-unit park when her father passed away, leaving her with incomplete paperwork and an estate still not discharged by the government.
- Seven of the park's 11 units remain occupied as residents endure the outage without heat or water. Goldstone has sought aid from the Red Cross and Emergency Support Services but received no assistance so far.
- Goldstone is negotiating with developers to fund electrical repairs, though she fears buyers want "the whole hog," she said, and may demolish homes to eliminate affordable housing in the community.
- As of Tuesday, April 28, no deal has been finalized to restore power, leaving the long-term future of the affordable housing community uncertain pending further developer negotiations.
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As Vernon trailer park residents hunker down without power, owner looks to sell
Almost three weeks after power was shut off at a Vernon trailer park due to its faulty electrical system, most of the park’s residents are toughing it out without heat or running water. And while the owner of the Crown Villa manufactured home park on Okanagan Avenue maintains that she can’t afford the hundreds of thousands of dollars it will take to repair the electrical system, she’s doing all she can to amend a bad situation for those who live…
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