End public funding of rooming hotels in privately-owned buildings, says B.C. fire inquest jury

The jury in a coroner's inquest into the Winters Hotel fire that killed two people in Vancouver two years ago has recommended ending public funding for single-room-occupancy hotels in privately owned buildings.

End public funding of rooming hotels in privately-owned buildings, says B.C. fire inquest jury
Two firefighters spray water onto the rubble where a building burned down.

The jury in a coroner's inquest into the Winters Hotel fire that killed two people in Vancouver two years ago has recommended ending public funding for single-room-occupancy hotels in privately owned buildings.