Egan: A tenant's harsh homecoming — evicted, possessions in dumpster

After five months in the Caribbean, John Balcaran returned to Ottawa in April 2017 to a giant surprise — his apartment was empty.
Except for a couple of boxes, the contents of his home for 14 years was gone — Unit 302 at 2850 Cedarwood Dr. had been cleaned out and the locks had been changed.
“I’m 78 years old,” he said. “Everything I’ve acquired in my life was in that apartment.”
It would only get worse. Balcaran, a retired tailor and clothes desig