MacDonald was skeptical of Langford’s fundraiser, saying that she is unsure of how many people will actually donate to it and that funds are distributed based on need, and the application form won’t even be available for a week. On May 1st, Mayor Scott Goodmanson, in partnership with the Westshore Developers Association (WSDA) and the Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria (CSPC), announced that Langford would be matching donations made through the city’s donation portal up to $75,000. The City of Langford also stepped up to the plate to do their part in raising money for the RidgeView residents.Īs of this publication, Foxall’s GoFundMe has reached nearly $9,000 of its $20,000 goal. “Your donations will be divided up between all residents to help towards their immediate costs of permanent or temporary accommodation, travel, food and out of pocket expenses.” “Please help support the residents that have been displaced and have no accommodations,” wrote Foxall on her fundraiser page. On April 27th, a good samaritan named Lisa Foxall from a group of community organizers called ‘Our Langford’ launched a GoFundMe in an effort to aid the residents who’d been displaced. “However, because everything happened so fast, and so last minute, and it was the end of the month - you try finding a mover on April 29th for May 1st, you can’t.” “This money saved our lives,” MacDonald said. The City of Langford also announced a few days after the mass exodus of residents that it had secured funding through BC’s Emergency Support Services (ESS) program.įrom the ESS funding, RidgeView residents would be provided with money to help with their immediate costs related to accommodations and travel. (Centurion), who owned and managed the property, however after backlash from the evicted tenants, they raised this figure to a $2,500 offering. Initially, RidgeView Residents who were left to their own devices were offered a mere $1,000 from Centurion Apartment Properties Inc. “I was able to find somewhere on Friday,” she explained, but other evicted tenants are still looking for a place to live. “Whoever’s fault this is will be revealed in time, but the city needs to step up and take care of its residents,” Macdonald told Victoria Buzz. Ashley MacDonald, an evicted RidgeView resident, says she feels disappointed.
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