Vancouver club owners want compensation after "more than 200 floods" from social housing tenants

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChLtXXpo4Ge1ReTEboVvTDg https://ift.tt/KzODBHP Two Vancouver nightclub owners in Vancouver's entertainment district are struggling to survive, amid a ‘flood’ of problems, are seeking compensation from the B.C. government, claiming their extensive, ongoing losses and damages have been caused by policies that moved people from encampments into the area during the COVID-19 pandemic. Within a 36-hour period between Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19, Alan Goodall said his bar was subject to four separate floods from the former Howard Johnson hotel at 1176 Granville Street. The final deluge occurred at 11:30 p.m. on the club’s busiest night of the week, forcing Goodall to mop the floor of his VIP section during operating hours. “I’ve been dealing with the residents flooding my business for five years now,” said Goodall, who estimates he’s dealt with more than 200 floods since the Howard Johnson became supportive housing. “We’ve both suffered multi-six-figure damages,” Cabana nightclub owner Dave Kershaw told Global News. Across the street from Aura, Kershaw said his bar is also getting inundated by the B.C.-government-owned St. Helen’s Hotel. Citing ongoing challenges, the bar owners are seeking immediate rent relief from BC Housing for the remainder of 2025. Global’s Kristen Robinson reports. For more info, please go to https://ift.tt/qZekbHy Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews