'I can't go anywhere' resident says(Andrew Lupton/CBC News)Meanwhile, seventh-floor resident Shane Caswell has been unable to leave the building since the elevator outage started. A few new tenants have moved in since the elevator outage started, forcing them to carry furniture — including couches, bedframes and mattresses — up the stairs. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementIt's not the first time a Kipps Lane building managed by SIREG has left residents to endure long-term elevator outages. Peter Cuddy fielded residents' complaints about a long elevator outage in an adjacent building managed by the same company: 754 Kipps Lane. In its statement, SIREG said it is assisting residents "in a number of practical ways" during the elevator outage, offering help with laundry, grocery deliveries and other issues.

Source: CBC News April 08, 2026 20:38 UTC