Displaced tenants say asbestos risk known

VICTORIA — Tenants displaced from a Victoria apartment building undergoing renovations say they are concerned about their health because of potential exposure to asbestos before they were moved.

Scores of tenants were moved to a downtown hotel by Starlight Property Holdings Inc., in late January.

A notice banning entrance remains on the door of the building, with round-the-clock security to ensure no one enters. Tenants will not be allowed back until Island Health signs off on asbestos testing. Tenants say they are upset at the time it took for Starlight to deal with a situation they allege was known to the owner for months — a charge Starlight denies.

— Times Colonist