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The former location of the Ottawa Neighbourhood Services had its doors open Saturday for the public to trawl through the heaps of clothing, books and furniture left behind by the now-homeless charity.
“I saw on the newspaper that they were having a huge sale so I came to look,” says Jesse Fairbairn, who was there with his wife and six-month-old son.
“I got some weights, some tennis rackets, but that’s about it. Everything else is kind of disorganized. It’s like they haven’t even went through anything. It’s just all sitting here like they just brought it out and left it,” says Fairbairn, who spent $10 on a rubber container of sporting equipment.
The non-profit thrift store was evicted earlier this month from the warehouse it occupied on Rideau Heights Drive after failing to pay its rent.
The eviction notice posted on the front door states that the ONS was given until 3 p.m. on May 10 to clear out any property from the premises.
“Everything (ONS) left behind is our property,” said a manager for the warehouse, who didn’t want his name used.
A man and woman, who also wished to remain anonymous, were at the warehouse Saturday selling off the abandoned items on behalf of the property owners.
Ottawa Neighbourhood Services’ former landlord on Rideau Court Drive sold off goods for back rent on Saturday.
Efforts to clean out the warehouse began on Tuesday, said the man, in between attending to a meagre crowd of about six shoppers.
The woman, who was also helping shoppers find items, expressed disappointment over the state in which the ONS left the warehouse.
“We’re trying hard to clean it up; we do our best. Why leave a mess like that?” she said, pointing to heaps of books, clothing and various items piled on the floor near the back.
The president of the ONS, however, contends that the warehouse owner did not provide reasonable time to clear everything out.
“The notice on the door said we had from May 3 until May 10 to clear our belongings out, and he shut us out on three of those days,” Patricia Lemieux said.
Lemieux said customers and employees were locked out of the warehouse on May 4, May 7 and May 8 – days when she said close to 100 customers in total showed up for a liquidation sale.
“We asked for an extension and the landlord didn’t grant that,” she says.
While the charity has received some offers for a new home, Lemieux says the ONS is still looking for a new location with the help of College ward Coun. Rick Chiarelli.
The ONS moved to Rideau Heights Drive in Nepean in 2013 after two arson fires pushed it out of its location at the City Centre warehouse complex. The Rideau Heights location, however, was not easily visible or convenient for pedestrian traffic, Lemieux told Postmedia earlier this month.
Lemieux described the $9,500 rent as being “too extreme” on top of paying workers’ salaries and the cost of hydro.
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“I saw on the newspaper that they were having a huge sale so I came to look,” says Jesse Fairbairn, who was there with his wife and six-month-old son.
“I got some weights, some tennis rackets, but that’s about it. Everything else is kind of disorganized. It’s like they haven’t even went through anything. It’s just all sitting here like they just brought it out and left it,” says Fairbairn, who spent $10 on a rubber container of sporting equipment.
The non-profit thrift store was evicted earlier this month from the warehouse it occupied on Rideau Heights Drive after failing to pay its rent.
The eviction notice posted on the front door states that the ONS was given until 3 p.m. on May 10 to clear out any property from the premises.
“Everything (ONS) left behind is our property,” said a manager for the warehouse, who didn’t want his name used.
A man and woman, who also wished to remain anonymous, were at the warehouse Saturday selling off the abandoned items on behalf of the property owners.
Ottawa Neighbourhood Services’ former landlord on Rideau Court Drive sold off goods for back rent on Saturday.
Efforts to clean out the warehouse began on Tuesday, said the man, in between attending to a meagre crowd of about six shoppers.
The woman, who was also helping shoppers find items, expressed disappointment over the state in which the ONS left the warehouse.
“We’re trying hard to clean it up; we do our best. Why leave a mess like that?” she said, pointing to heaps of books, clothing and various items piled on the floor near the back.
The president of the ONS, however, contends that the warehouse owner did not provide reasonable time to clear everything out.
“The notice on the door said we had from May 3 until May 10 to clear our belongings out, and he shut us out on three of those days,” Patricia Lemieux said.
Lemieux said customers and employees were locked out of the warehouse on May 4, May 7 and May 8 – days when she said close to 100 customers in total showed up for a liquidation sale.
“We asked for an extension and the landlord didn’t grant that,” she says.
While the charity has received some offers for a new home, Lemieux says the ONS is still looking for a new location with the help of College ward Coun. Rick Chiarelli.
The ONS moved to Rideau Heights Drive in Nepean in 2013 after two arson fires pushed it out of its location at the City Centre warehouse complex. The Rideau Heights location, however, was not easily visible or convenient for pedestrian traffic, Lemieux told Postmedia earlier this month.
Lemieux described the $9,500 rent as being “too extreme” on top of paying workers’ salaries and the cost of hydro.
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