Opinion: The Sahotas described the settlement terms as mutually agreeable.
Author of the article: Dan Fumano
Publishing date: Dec 10, 2020 • December 10, 2020 • 5 minute read • CP-Web. The Balmoral and Regent hotels are pictured in the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, November 6, 2019. The City of Vancouver says it has reached a settlement with the owners of the Balmoral and Regent hotels to expropriate the derelict properties on the Downtown Eastside. Photo by JONATHAN HAYWARD /THE CANADIAN PRESS
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The lack of transparency around the City of Vancouver’s acquisition of the Balmoral and Regent hotels was a condition insisted upon by the buildings’ former owners, the Sahota family, city staff say.