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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Vol. 9 Edition 6
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Image courtesy Come Together CK/Facebook
Supporters of the Come Together CK group, including Michael Lindley shown here, were out in force during last week’s winter storm, brushing off the cars of health-care staff at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance. The workers left the facility to find a clean surprise waiting for them. See story on page 2.
Tenants fear eviction on Pearl Crescent
By Pam Wright Local Journalism Initiative pamwrightlji@gmail.com
Gina Rossignol has had a lot of trouble sleeping over the past couple of weeks. On Jan. 23, out of the blue, the Pearl Crescent resident learned the townhouse she’s rented for the
past seven years has been sold, and said she was told she would have to leave voluntarily or face eviction. Rossignol said the deal was sweetened with a $5,000 cash incentive to go with a contract she felt highly pressured to sign. “The woman sat at my
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kitchen table and bullied me,” Rossignol claimed of the encounter. “I felt like I had no choice. I haven’t really been able to really sleep since. I can’t eat… I’m so stressed.” Rossignol, who is raising her nine-year-old autistic granddaughter Sophie, is not alone. There are 24
families who learned their units have changed hands. There are six four-plex buildings in total, with five on Pearl Crescent and one on nearby Orchard Heights. The saga began Jan. 22 when tenants discovered a notice of entry for inspection taped to their doors.
The notice advised residents that two people representing the new landlord would be coming the following day to complete a one-hour inspection. However, none of the paperwork stated who the new owner was or when the townhouses were sold. The only identifying in-
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formation came from a form letter, printed with letterhead from Lotus Paralegal, a Wellandbased firm. Signed by Lotus Paralegal owner Jessica Travers, the form was presented to the tenants at the time of the inspection.
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