Submitted by "Zak" on 09/26/2008

apt 1815

first encounter with bedbugs in the building was a 2-3 months after we moved in (2006)......after about 6 months of non-stop itching from bites all over my body, going to the emergency room numerous times, finding a few bed bugs here and there, educating myself on the situation, as best as i can and many, many sleepless nights.......I finally went to the super in sep 2006......they sprayed.....bugs never left.....2 weeks later I went back.......they sprayed......1 month later they were back......the third time I went to speak to the super.....I told her that I wasn't gonna have pesticides sprayed all over the place where my now-pregnant wife is all day....and that the building management were obviously aware of the infestation in the ENTIRE building.....she (the super) gave me the same-old "can't prove where they came from" but offered to let me out of my lease......when I told her that if I saw another bed bug I would start collecting them and bring them to her office....."if I have to live with them, I'll make sure YOU have to work with them" I told her......I don't know what they did about the bugs......but after the third time they sprayed......we were bed-bug free for 2 years......straight.....just this past May......they came back......

anyone who reads this.....

DO NOT BE AFRAID TO DEMAND ACTION FROM YOUR LANDLORD......they might not have to reimburse you for the furniture you have to throw out.......but by Ontario law.....they MUST CONTROL PEST INFESTATIONS........meaning if they continue spraying and there is no change......they are NOT controlling the infestation and must try something more drastic...

plus.....if we (residents at 280) were to get together and demand action (get in touch with the newspapers, leave notes on people's doors in the building to speak up, etc.) I quite certain they would take proper measures to deal with the problem......

to everyone......GOOD LUCK!!! (you'll need it)

Submitted by "Jim" on 07/03/2008

We have them in our apartment, and I've seen them in the laundry room.
Whatever you do, do NOT move in to this building, as the landlords do not take this issue seriously and until they do, the problem will never be resolved. All apartments must be inspected and treated, a Herculean task in a building of this size even with responsible management.

Submitted by "Bob" on 01/14/2008

I moved into my first sole occupant apartment in March of 2007 and could not have been happier. It was 280 Wellesley aka 'The Halifax' apt no. 2110, just down the hall from my previous apartment. I figured there were no real problems with my old apartment, I liked the neighborhood, why not move just down the hall? I had been I there about two weeks when I realized that the growing number of bites on torso, arms and feet were not due to mosquitoes, but were due to the infestation of bed bugs I found underneath and in between the support slats on my bed. I have tried in vain to rid myself of these pest for the better part of a year, and feel like I have made no progress what so ever. I have not had a good night's sleep in ages, and my skin is raw from the non-stop scratching. Apparently the bugs are in almost all of the apartments in the building, and my old apartment was apearently one of a lucky few to have not been infected.