Fire Chief Chats To Council

It could be a while before the Kenricia Hotel is opened to the public again.

The City's Fire and Emergency Services Department is seeking a Section 15order to close the historic building.

Fire Chief Warren Brinkman says they conducted an inspection of the vacant hotel on Friday afternoon after pipes feeding the sprinkler system burst and flooded out one of the businesses located in the building.

Brinkman says the heat had been turned off inside the hotel, and water managed to seep into a number of electrical panels.

He says a number of fire code violations were identified during their inspection, and now he's seeking an order to close the building because itis a fire hazard.