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By Gord Wiebe Apr 22, 2021 10:59 AM The Saskatoon Fire Department has closed 16 suites at 1416 20th Street West because of unsafe and unsanitary living conditions. The notice took effect at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Fire Chief Morgan Hackl says, “Up until now, we have been able to remedy the life safety issues in the building.” But, he says, “Following repeated inspections, orders to remedy issues, and tickets, the conditions in a number of suites have degraded to such an extreme state the Fire Department can no longer, in good conscience, allow people to live there.” The latest...

Article content Citing dangerous and unsanitary living conditions, Saskatoon’s fire chief says more than a dozen suites inside a notorious Saskatoon apartment building are being closed and its occupants moved to safe accommodations. The fire department, as of Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., has “taken the necessary steps” to close 16 suites at the Prairie Heights building at 1416 20th Street West, Chief Morgan Hackl said on Thursday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Sewage, human waste, cockroaches, no water: Saskatoon Fire Department closes 16 s...

Article content Citing dangerous and unsanitary living conditions, Saskatoon’s fire chief says more than a dozen suites inside a notorious Saskatoon apartment building are being closed and its occupants moved to safe accommodations. The Saskatoon Fire Department, as of Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., has “taken the necessary steps” to close 16 suites at Prairie Heights apartment at 1416 20th Street West, fire Chief Morgan Hackl said. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Sewage, human waste, cockroaches, no water: Saskatoon Fire Department closes 16 s...

Saskatoon / 650 CKOM Apr 13, 2021 10:24 AM The Prairie Heights apartment building at 1417 20th Street West on June 29, 2018. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM) The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) is invoicing the condo board of Prairie Heights nearly $58,000 for repairs as well as being a drain on police and fire resources. In 2020, the fire department responded to the Prairie Heights condo tower 109 times for criminal activity and vandalism. This year, firefighters have been called 45 times. Early in the new year, the building sustained damage to the sprinklers, smoke alarms and an elevator. ...

Assistant fire chief Yvonne Raymer says tenants in the building face "serious concerns" such as "violence, drug trade and addictions that would lead to a…