TheĀ CEG Blog
A collection of real-world stories about fire and life safety.
Global News
By Simon Little & Travis Prasad
The owner of an East Vancouver apartment building badly damaged by a fire last summer has been fined $4,500 for numerous fire code violations.
Flames broke out at the building at East 10th Avenue and Prince Edwards Street on July 27, 2023. The...
CTV News Regina
by Wayne Mantyka, Video Journalist & David Prisciak, Digital Journalist
A leaked assessment from Regina’s fire services plainly states that overcrowding in the city’s emergency room corridors are violating national fire codes.
The emails – provided...
CBC News Vancouver
by Moira Wyton, Reporter
Inspection reports for a Vancouver apartment building gutted by a recent fire reveal the challenges the city faces in getting property owners to address fire code violations — difficulties that leave renters in neglected...