Residents of a Winnipeg highrise have been told it could take up to five business days for both its elevators to be repaired in the aftermath of a power outage on Thursday.

Daniel Ancelin is one of approximately 180 residents at 64 Nassau St. N in Osborne Village. Ancelin says he’s fortunate that he’s healthy enough to walk up and down the stairs to escape the building, albeit from the top of the 16-floor building.

“It's still hard to do. I’ve really got to take my breath after 10 steps … but I mean, I can do it,” he said Sunday. “There's a lot of people here that just can't and they're stuck in their places.”

The 127-unit building’s residents are all over the age of 55, and frustration is mounting, Ancelin says.

Daniel Ancelin, a resident on the 16th floor of the 64 Nassau St. N apart

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