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A tenant of Valleyview Towers II in North Battleford has won a claim against the Battlefords Housing Authority after a hearing by the Office of Residential Tenancies last week. The claim included allegations of sexual assault and harassment by a fellow tenant. In a written judgment issued Thursday of last week, Hearing Officer Gordon Mayer awarded the claimant a refund of 40 per cent of the rent paid over two years. The Housing Authority was given 30 days to make the payment or appeal, but they can only appeal on a question of law or jurisdiction. The claim asked for a variety of items in addition to rent rebate, however the hearing officer declined to address those, saying in his judgment he did not have the jurisdiction to make those kinds of orders. He also declined to make any award on an issue of second-hand smoke.
He was firm, however in his ruling that “the terror and trauma that the tenant endured during two of the years of her tenancy does constitute a breach to her right to quiet enjoyment.” The term “quiet enjoyment” is one of the guarantees of her lease and the “terror and trauma” he referred to was a year-long period during which the claimant was subjected to physical and verbal sexual assault and harassment by a fellow tenant, despite having reported the events to the Housing Authority. While Mayor did not agree the board had done “nothing,” as witnesses said, since the Housing Authority had apparently talked to the offending tenant and threatened eviction, but he pointed out he was not in fact evicted until January of 2021. Mayor wrote, in his list of Arguments, Evident and Finding, that: “(7) I was very impressed with the tenant and the manner in which she gave her evidence. The tenant indicated that
when she moved into her unit the building was occupied by seniors. This changed in the spring of 2019 when units were rented to a cross section of persons who require assisted housing. “(8) Not only did the clientele change but also did the behaviour of those who rented units – especially on the floor where the tenant lived. “(9) The tenant says that the primary culprits for the disruption that was occurring on her floor was persons living in suites [that were] the home of numerous parties, loud noises, excessive drinking, drug use and [fighting] that would last into the evenings hours. Persons would be let into the building late at night. No concern was given by the tenants in these units or to those admitted to practice the precautions that were recommended to be taken during this time of the pandemic. “(10) The tenant also shared her personal experiences where one of the tenants on her floor Continued on Page 7
The great blue heron is common in Saskatchewan and around the Battlefords. They often feed around rivers as well as marshes for frogs, fish and muskrats. I’ve seen these herons around the North Saskatchewan and Battle Rivers. These birds are 50-54 inches tall and nest high in trees or on the edges of cliffs. They often have 3-7 pale blue or greenish eggs. Last week I promised News-Optimist readers a photo illustrating how great the blue heron is at catching a fish – and here it is. When fishing, blue herons are quick and stealthy in that they perch above the water like a statue and then strike very, very quickly. Text and photo by Jim McLane
Chamber to hold federal election forum Sept. 8 By John Cairns Staff Reporter
The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce has confirmed they are hosting a federal election all-candidate’s forum on Sept. 8. The venue is Western Development Museum and the event will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Heri-
tage Hall and will feature candidates from Battlefords-Lloydminster running in the Sept. 20 election. The Chamber is encouraging those who cannot attend to send their questions in to the Chamber prior to the event. It is not known at this point how many candidates have confirmed their
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