George Mapson is currently switching back and forth between two stages of grief害羞草研究所攖here害羞草研究所檚 acceptance and there害羞草研究所檚 anger.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 trying to focus on the acceptance,害羞草研究所� said Mapson, the strata president for Water害羞草研究所檚 Edge, just five days after his home burned down.

害羞草研究所淲e, as a strata, have a new slogan害羞草研究所攊t害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所榤ake every day better害羞草研究所� and that害羞草研究所檚 what we want to do for our strata members.害羞草研究所�

Since fire engulfed his Truswell Road condo unit along with six others, acceptance has been manifesting itself in working around the clock to find clarity on what the days ahead hold for the men and women who were sent from their homes.

害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檙e a unique community,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淥f the 65 units, 90 per cent were occupied by seniors. We were a close knit family before, now we害羞草研究所檙e even closer.害羞草研究所�

Within a day of the fire that left one-third of the six-storey building in cinders and the rest uninhabitable, they had a meeting at the Willow Park Church害羞草研究所攁 group he said has been tremendously supportive in the residents害羞草研究所� hour of need.

At that point it was just a matter of discussing what was to happen next, much of which being contingent on the Kelowna Fire Department returning posession of the building to the strata.

That happened Monday and right away Mapson and his fellow strata members started organizing the arrival of engineers, restoration companies, insurance adjusters and everyone who is going to be key to getting a grip on when and how the building can go back into use.

While there害羞草研究所檚 no firm details yet, it looks like residents of the building will have to find a new home for anywhere from one to three years.

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While only seven units burned down, the other 58 have suffered smoke and water damage. What looks fine one day takes a turn for the worse the next.

害羞草研究所淪prinklers went off throughout the building,害羞草研究所� said Mapson, adding that mold is starting to form in all sorts of areas.

害羞草研究所淓very residence in the building will be vacated.害羞草研究所�

Knowing that the fate of the building is up in the air, finding temporary housing for the residents of the condo has emerged as a major concern. There were hundreds of emails following a call for help in the days after the fire. It was overwhelming to Mapson and a relative of one of the residents has connected them to a tech company害羞草研究所擧appipad害羞草研究所攖hat focuses on connecting long-term renters with developers and property managers. On Monday, a meeting has been organized to further make connections.

Over and over again, it害羞草研究所檚 community that has helped him get through the last week.

When there害羞草研究所檚 time, he also feels anger, which so many others affected by this fire have expressed.

Mapson has questions about why the building next door went up like a candle, why flames spread so fast and why firefighting efforts were seemingly hampered害羞草研究所攕omething he害羞草研究所檚 heard echoed by official sources.

More resources were needed at the beginning of the blaze, which destroyed a building and displaced locals last weekend, said Kelowna Professional Fire Fighters Association president Mike Hill.

The City of Kelowna has 19 firefighters on duty at any given time, but the National Fire Protection Association standards say between 27 to 29 firefighters are required to fight a blaze the size of the building that was engulfed Saturday, said Hill.

害羞草研究所淭his was a large event and this is the kind of event we train and prepare for. The more assets we have on a big fire, the better,害羞草研究所� said Hill. 害羞草研究所淏ut the strategic plan really looks at the bigger picture of what the community needs.害羞草研究所�

Mapson also doubts the decision-making of city council granting the developer a variance on the distance between buildings.

A greater setback to the property line, he said, may have helped all involved.

That will be made clear in the days ahead, though.

For now he害羞草研究所檚 focusing on moving forward so he and the residents of the building害羞草研究所攁 family of sorts害羞草研究所攃an get back to enjoying their lives.