Repairs to home for people with mental illness were not as expensive as Fraser Health said, FOI documents show

This story is part of Situation Critical, a series from CBC British Columbia reporting on the barriers people in this province face in accessing timely and appropriate health care.

Nearly a dozen people at an assisted living facility for people with mental illnesses in B.C. say their local health authority exaggerated the true cost of renovations to justify closing their space so the building could be sold.

Residents at Lina’s Place in New Westminster, B.C., said a series of emails obtained through a freedom of information (FOI) request shows the cost to repair their building last year was less than $20,000 — not the $100,000 they say they were originally given as the explanation for a potential closure.

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