Close X
Sunday, December 1, 2024
ADVT 
National

Dozens Evacuated In Seniors' Residence Fire

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 29 Dec, 2019 06:58 PM

    TROIS-PISTOLES, Que. - Dozens of people are without a home after a seniors' residence was destroyed by fire in Quebec's Bas-Saint-Laurent region early Sunday morning.

     

    Quebec provincial police say the fire was first reported around 2 a.m. in the building in Trois-Pistoles, some 250 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.

     

    Sgt. Beatrice Dorsainville says all of the 70 or so residents were evacuated safely and none were injured.

     

    However, they will not be able to return to their units, and officials are currently looking for other places to house them.

     

    A police investigation is underway and experts have been sent to the scene in order to determine the origins of the blaze.

     

    Police say they aren't excluding the possibility of arson.

     

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Alleged North Delta Porch Pirate Nabbed Shortly After Theft

     The victim was able to give police a description of the suspect, as they had witnessed the theft in progress via a surveillance app.

    Alleged North Delta Porch Pirate Nabbed Shortly After Theft

    Metro Vancouver Transit Police Look For Suspect After Man Punched On Bus In Dispute Over Tuque

    Metro Vancouver Transit Police Look For Suspect After Man Punched On Bus In Dispute Over Tuque
    Metro Vancouver Transit Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who allegedly committed a robbery on a bus, punching the victim several times.    

    Metro Vancouver Transit Police Look For Suspect After Man Punched On Bus In Dispute Over Tuque

    Increased Interim Payments Help B.C. Farmers Recover From 2019 Losses

    Increased Interim Payments Help B.C. Farmers Recover From 2019 Losses
    B.C. farmers enrolled in the federal-provincial AgriStability program will be eligible to receive a much higher interim payment this winter to help them through a difficult 2019 agricultural year.    

    Increased Interim Payments Help B.C. Farmers Recover From 2019 Losses

    ICBC On The Back Foot For Saying Vancouver Island Mountie SARAH BECKETT Was Negligent When She Was Hit, Killed By Drunk Driver Jacob Fentont

    Beckett, a 32-year-old mother of two boys, had recently returned from maternity leave when she was killed in the Victoria suburb of Langford in April 2016.  

    ICBC On The Back Foot For Saying Vancouver Island Mountie SARAH BECKETT Was Negligent When She Was Hit, Killed By Drunk Driver Jacob Fentont

    ICBC Apologizes For Saying Vancouver Island Mountie SARAH BECKETT Was Negligent When She Was Hit, Killed By Drunk Driver Jacob Fentont

    Beckett, a 32-year-old mother of two boys, had recently returned from maternity leave when she was killed in the Victoria suburb of Langford in April 2016.  

    ICBC Apologizes For Saying Vancouver Island Mountie SARAH BECKETT Was Negligent When She Was Hit, Killed By Drunk Driver Jacob Fentont

    Surrey: Development Cost Charge Update Open House

    Surrey: Development Cost Charge Update Open House
    The City of Surrey is proposing a revised series of Development Cost Charges (DCCs). DCCs are levied on new development to help pay for:  

    Surrey: Development Cost Charge Update Open House