B.C. renovator blames illness for project stalls, denies faking cancer [Video]

Two Metro Vancouver homeowners have come forward with new allegations against a local renovator accused of faking cancer to avoid repaying a debt, saying they are also owed money after handing over hefty sums for projects that have not been completed.

They’re speaking up about Jawaid Celani, owner of West Coast Renovations (also doing business as West Coast Construction), who is already facing a legal battle over an unpaid loan. He is appealing last month’s ruling, which cited court testimony from his brother that Celani had lied to him about having brain cancer to avoid payments.

The homeowners approached CTV News after reading that story, finding similarities in their own experiences. They claim Celani left them in the lurch in October when he told them he was hospitalized with seizures.