By nobugsonme on May 14, 2008 in bed bugs, bedbugs, canada, disabilities, disabled, manitoba, mentally challenged, preparation for bed bug treatment, social services, throwing things away, winnipeg | 1 Comment
John Mohan, CEO of Siloam Mission in Winnipeg, wrote this moving article about the challenges of a woman with an intellectual disability who he knew as a helpful volunteer in his organization:
The intellectually challenged woman who had been part of our lives for the past two years exists in a complicated, yet porous social safety […]
By nobugsonme on Apr 28, 2008 in bed bugs, bed bugs in hotels, bedbugs, canada, hotels, lawsuits, lawyer, legal, manitoba, winnipeg | 1 Comment
A Toronto man is suing a Winnipeg Howard Johnson’s motel, claiming he was bitten by bed bugs there.
CJOB in Manitoba reports,
A Toronto man has filed a civil suit against the Howard Johnson Hotel on Ellice Avenue alleging he caught a case of the bed bugs while rooming at the establishment.
Steven Lipson claims after a one-night […]
By nobugsonme on Aug 24, 2007 in alberta, apartments, bed bug blame game, bed bugs, bedbugs, blame game, british columbia, canada, manitoba, new brunswick, newfoundland and labrador, nova scotia, ontario, prince edward island, quebec, saskatchewan | 4 Comments
Our FAQ on who pays for tenants’ bed bug treatment just got a little more complete. Since this is a really helpful resource, I am blogging it too.
Courtesy of the CBC’s links from its fine story on bed bugs (which remains the best television clip on bed bugs to date, hands down, in my […]
By nobugsonme on Apr 16, 2007 in Queens, alberta, bed bug bites, bed bugs, bedbugs, blackpool, brazil, british columbia, california, canada, colorado, denmark, england, florida, gibraltar, harrow, hungary, iceland, illinois, iowa, ireland, kentucky, manitoba, maryland, massachusetts, meta, michigan, mississippi, nevada, new jersey, new york, north dakota, nottingham, ohio, oklahoma, ontario, oregon, pennsylvania, quebec, san francisco, sheffield, spread, texas, uk, usa, utah, virginia, washington | 7 Comments
You can click here to see a map of the last 90 or so visitors to the site. It will look different from what I describe below, because I am writing about what I saw there about 4-5 hours ago. Now it’s almost midnight in New York, and the Aussies are starting to […]
By nobugsonme on Feb 22, 2007 in bed bugs, bedbugs, canada, housing laws, manitoba, multi-unit buildings, treatment | 13 Comments
I don’t mean to sound alarmist, folks, but the bed bugs are doing pretty well this week. First Caryn meets bed bugs again, after 2.5 years, then the gentleman in Edmonton who moved from one infested building into another. And now this:
Winnipeg Free Press headline claims “Bedbugs Winning War in Downtown Complex.”
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