Abbotsford MLA says Fraser Health should step up to help Abbotsford senior displaced by fire

ABBOTSFORD/MISSION – Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman is faulting Fraser Health for what he says is their inability to find suitable housing for a local senior after a fire at Chartwell Carrington in Mission earlier this year displaced him and many others.

Banman says Fraser Health needs to take urgent action to ensure that residents of Chartwell have appropriate, long-term care placements.

The fire at Chartwell Carrington House in March 2026 forced residents to evacuate and find alternate housing in temporary accommodations. However, since some of those temporary arrangements are now ending, residents are being left without options. He claims Fraser Health is not stepping up to find appropriate placements for these local seniors.

“I have heard from a constituent about what has happened to his father after he had to leave Chartwell Carrington House, and the way that Fraser Health has handled the situation is completely unacceptable,” said Banman. “The health authority abdicated its responsibility to provide housing support, with no plan in place for a long-term solution. It is time for Fraser Health to step up.”