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B.C. court certifies class-action lawsuit over deadly Winters Hotel fire

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The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a class-action lawsuit over the fire that killed two people at the Winters Hotel in Vancouver ’s Downtown Eastside more than two years ago .

The court ruled Thursday that the case meets the test for certification, which doesn’t involve assessing its merits, but whether the case can go ahead as a class proceeding.

The blaze killed residents Mary Garlow and Dennis Guay , and damaged the hotel beyond repair.

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