Saskatoon / 650 CKOM
Apr 13, 2021 10:24 AM
The Prairie Heights apartment building at 1417 20th Street West on June 29, 2018. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) is invoicing the condo board of Prairie Heights nearly $58,000 for repairs as well as being a drain on police and fire resources.
In 2020, the fire department responded to the Prairie Heights condo tower 109 times for criminal activity and vandalism. This year, firefighters have been called 45 times.
Early in the new year, the building sustained damage to the sprinklers, smoke alarms and an elevator. The cost of repairs and the time for the SFD and police to co-ordinate and provide security for contractors totalled nearly $58,000.