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Critics say Alberta rule would “legalize firetraps”
February 17, 2012
By Karen Kleiss Edmonton Journal
By Karen Kleiss Edmonton Journal
February 17, 2012
By Karen Kleiss Edmonton Journal
By Karen Kleiss Edmonton Journal
Feb. 17, 2012 – Alison Redford’s Conservative government will “legalize fire traps”
if it repeals safety rules that force landlords to put windows in
bedrooms so tenants can escape during a fire, critics say. Proposed
new rules leaked to the Edmonton Journal show the province may leave it up to
landlords to decide whether to put in a window or not, even though eight
Alberta renters have died in fires since 2005 because windows were too
small, sealed shut or nonexistent. | READ MORE
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