An apartment building in northwest Edmonton has been ordered closed and its residents relocated due to security concerns following the shooting death of a security guard earlier this month.
A Dec. 23 City of Edmonton news release said the move was made after advice from the Residential Inspection Safety Compliance Team (RISC), which includes Edmonton’s community standards branch, fire rescue services, police services, the provincial government, and Alberta Health Services.
The building, at 10603 107 Avenue NW, was closed by emergency order under the Municipal Government Act. “Safety concerns have escalated and conditions have deteriorated in the past month to the point that continued occupation of this building poses an imminent risk to those living in the building and their visitors,” the release said….