brother on 03/23/2010

I remember living here in 1997 and they had cocroaches galore on 15th floor.. I think this manager does nothing. I would avoid living here.

kiddo on 06/07/2009

I meant DE

kiddo on 06/07/2009

Hi, I am living on the second floor right now. Have got bitten once or twice a night for about a month. Found one of the suckers, definitely a bedbug. Am just beginning with DA, and raid today.

justAgirl on 04/20/2009

I lived there from 2006-2008. It was reported in just 1 corner apartment (next to mine), on the 2nd floor. The management was excellent and took immediate action with the exterminators coming in the next day. They did the affected apt plus the two neighbouring apartments for good measure. Never had a problem before or after that incident.

Anonymous on 12/16/2008

i have just evacuated #1603 - 1640 Alberni St. at the end of november.
when i looked at the apartment in april 2005, the girl living there was sleeping in a tent! I didn't know why until april 2008 when my nightmare began. But after a couple sprays they were gone until october when they returned, two more sprays, washed the clothes etc. but they just kept coming so i left -
may still have them, but its hard to say because the bites can re-emerge on their own according to an exterminator i s

beenthere on 11/16/2008

To west end girl. Sorry but I strongly disagree with the earlier poster, and there is no need to vacuum your apartment 3x per day. That is crazy!!! No working person would ever get rid of the bugs if that kind of action was required. Please talk to pest-control professionals and also educate yourself online. Diatomaceous earth (DE) is a great way to prevent reinfestation after your place is professionally treated -- most professionals recommend a thorough vacuuming 3 days after spraying (

Bill on 11/13/2008

Hi "West end girl at wits end",

is Hollyburn helping out with the problem? What floor are you on? Have you spoken to other residents?

I have a friend who is a tenant at Brockton, and would like to know what is being done.

If Hollyburn is not assisting, we should go to the BC gov't resident tenancy branch or the media.

West end girl at wits end on 11/07/2008

I moved into my current apartment in March 2006 when shortly after, I started to notice itchy bite marks all over my body, particularly on my arms, calves, feet and waistline - areas of skin that were exposed as I usually slept in a T-shirt and shorts. The bites were so excruciating, I ended up hopstilized - twice!

Doctors and nurses couldn't figure out what the bites were when finally a dermatologist filled me in on the huge bed bug problem in Vancouver.

After months and months of enduri