Residents of an 11-storey apartment building in Langford, B.C., had an unexpected moving day Tuesday, a day after their building owner and the city said they had to leave for their safety.
The evacuation came after both the owner, Centurion Property Associates, and the city received notice from the Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC) about potential structural issues at RidgeView Place on 2770 Claude Rd.
While EGBC did not itself recommend that tenants leave, the building’s owner hired an independent engineer who completed a visual inspection and advised an evacuation due to serious safety concerns.
In 2019, residents were told to leave the one-year-old building because it was determined to be seismically unsafe.
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