Bed bug infestation has a Manitoban frustrated
Posted December 31, 2025 6:30 pm.
Uncertainty and frustration. That’s how Rosemary Burla, a Manitoba senior, describes her emotions since moving into a Manitoba housing unit in July of 2025, only to find out that her apartment has bed bugs.
“I have allergies to bed bugs, so now I git scars all over my legs,” said Burla.
Burla moved from British Columbia to her home province of Manitoba this past summer.
Due to her disability, she settled in a Manitoba housing unit for seniors with disabilities in East Saint Paul. After she moved in, she discovered the bed bugs.
“They are in the closet, and they are in the couch. There are even eggs in the couch,” Burla explained.
Burla claims that she and other tenants reached out to the property manager of 3110 Birds Hill Road and the Manitoba Housing Maintenance Line in September, outlining concerns.
“We had the whole block put a letter together, like we signed the letter about the bed bugs and the mice.”
Burla says that, following the complaint, the property management installed mouse traps in her apartment.
She says, Manitoba Housing notified her of an upcoming fumigation in her suite, but Burla claims that the fumigation was not done.
CityNews reached out Manitoba Housing and the property manager directly by phone and email, but has not heard back from either following numerous attempts.
CityNews also reached out to the province, which said they are checking into this, but due to staff being away, they may need to follow up by the end of the week.
“We tried to get them to spray the entire block, and they won’t do it,” said Burla.
Most of Burla’s things remain packed up as she waits to move somewhere else. As for now, she sleeps in her bathtub to stay away from the bedbugs.
“I don’t have a bed, cause I am not bringing my bed in here.”
