I was in the condo for the first time in a long time (mobility issues) and have to say that the new lifts are fantastic. By contrast, the wheelchair ramp into the poolside restaurant is VERY steep and my carer struggled to push me into the restaurant. The wheelchair access into the front of the building is also very steep though Security were very helpful and pushed my chair up the very steep slope. Before I had my stroke I calculated that the average angle of the slope at the front was 12 degrees, which is way above the maximum recommended. Indeed most electric wheelchairs cannot cop with a slope that steep. I don't know the average slope of the ramp at the restaurant but suspect it is similar
Due to a stroke, I no longer live in the condo but do visit from time to time so being in a wheelchair, it is important for me to know what arrangements have been made!!!!!! Still a total disgrace! An unreserved apology is in order!!!!!
Not everyone reads the forum and some of us were not available. If you have a question directly for the committee you can Email the committee members or just go to the office and ask your question. If the office doesn't have an answer they would notify a committee member.
Any resident who needs assistance exiting the building in the event of an emergency should register their name, room number and phone number with the office. In the event of an emergency a security employee will be available to assist.
I am pleased to note that the committee has approved the purchase of a wheelchair for the building but I am still awaiting an answer to a comment I made some time ago as to what plans there are to assist disabled residents out of the building in an emergency
Due to a stroke and other health issues, I no longer live in the condo but when I was there, I would not have known that there was a problem with the meter for one room for many months as so little water was used. I would have known there was a problem with the meter in my other room after 1 month . I do not have a problem turning the water off for people who do not pay their bills. I am still unconvinced that water meters are owned by co-owners. Is there anything in the regulations that states that? When I was on the committee, QPM,(who are much better than the previous useless company) told us that it was OK to remove the electric meters for rooms that had not paid the maintenance fee. Later, we found out that we could not do so and when I was on the committee, I got the feeling that QPM ere telling us what they thought we wanted to hear or rather what certain committee members wanted to hear. Further at one AGM, they accepted a nomination for JPM from someone who was under age! Their lawyer at the meeting clearly did not know the condo law!!!! So although I support he appointment of QPM as building manager, I do NOT accept everything they tell us
Knowingly receiving water through a defective or non-operating meter is theft of services. The Co-Owners of VT2A provide water for the building and PAY for that water. When any co-owner knowingly uses that water without paying, it is theft of services. It is the duty of the Co-Owners to replace that meter so that unit will pay for the usage. The committee, on behalf of the co-owners did just that and are charging the unit owner for the replacement meter. We also could have averaged the usage of water in that unit over a 1 year period and charged the unit accordingly for all the months that they used water without getting billed. We decided to just replace the meter and charge the unit for the replacement. We still have someone taking nightly showers between 7pm and 8pm using the pool showers. This is not allowed. We shut the water off the other day and he went down and found where to turn them on and took his nightly shower. Why is he not showering in his own room using his water and not the co-owners as we are paying for the pool shower water.
We are talking about two separate issues here. Firstly, owners are required to have working meters so we can bill them for their water usage. Since 44 meters were discovered to be defective, the building purchased the meters on behalf of the co-owners and they are being billed for new meters. Secondly, we have received legal opinion that we have the right to turn off the water for non-payment of fees.
I was in the condo for the first time in a long time (mobility issues) and have to say that the new lifts are fantastic. By contrast, the wheelchair ramp into the poolside restaurant is VERY steep and my carer struggled to push me into the restaurant. The wheelchair access into the front of the building is also very steep though Security were very helpful and pushed my chair up the very steep slope. Before I had my stroke I calculated that the average angle of the slope at the front was 12 degrees, which is way above the maximum recommended. Indeed most electric wheelchairs cannot cop with a slope that steep. I don't know the average slope of the ramp at the restaurant but suspect it is similar
Alan
Due to a stroke, I no longer live in the condo but do visit from time to time so being in a wheelchair, it is important for me to know what arrangements have been made!!!!!! Still a total disgrace! An unreserved apology is in order!!!!!
I'll answer my own question - about 3 weeks!!!!Disgraceful!!!!!!
Thank you. At last an answer - how long did it take since I first asked the question?
Any resident who needs assistance exiting the building in the event of an emergency should register their name, room number and phone number with the office. In the event of an emergency a security employee will be available to assist.
I am pleased to note that the committee has approved the purchase of a wheelchair for the building but I am still awaiting an answer to a comment I made some time ago as to what plans there are to assist disabled residents out of the building in an emergency
Due to a stroke and other health issues, I no longer live in the condo but when I was there, I would not have known that there was a problem with the meter for one room for many months as so little water was used. I would have known there was a problem with the meter in my other room after 1 month . I do not have a problem turning the water off for people who do not pay their bills. I am still unconvinced that water meters are owned by co-owners. Is there anything in the regulations that states that? When I was on the committee, QPM,(who are much better than the previous useless company) told us that it was OK to remove the electric meters for rooms that had not paid the maintenance fee. Later, we found out that we could not do so and when I was on the committee, I got the feeling that QPM ere telling us what they thought we wanted to hear or rather what certain committee members wanted to hear. Further at one AGM, they accepted a nomination for JPM from someone who was under age! Their lawyer at the meeting clearly did not know the condo law!!!! So although I support he appointment of QPM as building manager, I do NOT accept everything they tell us
Knowingly receiving water through a defective or non-operating meter is theft of services. The Co-Owners of VT2A provide water for the building and PAY for that water. When any co-owner knowingly uses that water without paying, it is theft of services. It is the duty of the Co-Owners to replace that meter so that unit will pay for the usage. The committee, on behalf of the co-owners did just that and are charging the unit owner for the replacement meter. We also could have averaged the usage of water in that unit over a 1 year period and charged the unit accordingly for all the months that they used water without getting billed. We decided to just replace the meter and charge the unit for the replacement. We still have someone taking nightly showers between 7pm and 8pm using the pool showers. This is not allowed. We shut the water off the other day and he went down and found where to turn them on and took his nightly shower. Why is he not showering in his own room using his water and not the co-owners as we are paying for the pool shower water.
We are talking about two separate issues here. Firstly, owners are required to have working meters so we can bill them for their water usage. Since 44 meters were discovered to be defective, the building purchased the meters on behalf of the co-owners and they are being billed for new meters. Secondly, we have received legal opinion that we have the right to turn off the water for non-payment of fees.