The Talbot apartments on Bayview Ave are as good as a ghost town today. The last two tenants struck a deal with the Manitoba government-owned company that has been trying to evict them. As readers of The South Bayview Bulldog will know, the holding company, ADMNS Kelvingrove, told all tenants in April that they had to get out so it could renovate the apartments. It seemed at the time — and it still seems — like a device to get long-time tenants paying lower rents out of the units so that they could be upgraded for new better-heeled tenants. The last two elderly people living there were represented by tenants association president Jade Jenkins in front of the Landlord and Tenant Board this week. Terms of the deal may not be revealed. The Kelvingrove firm is a company owned by the Manitoba Civil Service Superannuation Board and ultimately controlled by the NDP government in Winnipeg. Previous posts
