Decades of neglect alleged as 280 Wellesley ordeal goes on

Tenants at 280 Wellesley St. remain without water and some cases without heat as an electrical safety check of their building develops complications. The power was turned off Tuesday so the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) could conduct a safety inspection of the building. The inspection was prompted by recent incidents at 260 Wellesley Street East and 650 Parliament Street, which are both owned by the same company as 280 Wellesley Street East. The Councillor, Kristyn Wong Tam, says inspectors say there is a level of neglect which is decades old.