Reconsider barriers to air-conditioners in apartments and condos, two Metro Vancouver health authorities are telling rental managers, after a deadly 2021 heat dome killed 619 people. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published Monday, July 24, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/07/21/Renters-Air-Conditioner-Wars/

For Renters, the Air Conditioner Wars Are Heating Up

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