Toronto ACORN members have fought a multi-year campaign to improve rental apartment standards for tenants.
Posted July 19, 2021
East York ACORN members gathered together on July 15 to support a long term senior tenant and ACORN member Veronica Phillips, who is being evicted from the Hope Seniors Centre. Seniors deserve respect and dignity! Members rallied to peacefully protest against such unfair evictions!
Posted July 5, 2021
Posted June 29, 2021
On Saturday June 19th, Toronto ACORN members from the east and west came out to demand a bold inclusionary zoning policy from their city councillors. There will be an important vote in September that could require all new condos to include affordable units. ACORN members are demanding that 20%-30% of all new developments, with 60 or more units, are set aside as permanently affordable rental housing.
Posted June 29, 2021
Posted June 29, 2021
On June 24 Downtown members got together and marched the streets of Bloor St W! The members have decided the city councillor’s zoning policy is simply not enough and we need something better. Places like Dufferin and Bloor St W are slowly becoming unlivable due to the high rent and gentrification. ACORN members decided that they wanted to keep pressure on Ana Bailao who is part of the housing committee.
Posted June 28, 2021
Posted June 23, 2021
When Kiri Vadivelu's landlord tried to evict him after he lost his job at the start of the pandemic, the Scarborough resident fought to stay.
Posted June 21, 2021
With Toronto city council set to vote on inclusionary zoning in September, housing advocates continue to push for change. David Zura with the common ground for advocates and builders, and where the two sides still differ.
Posted June 21, 2021
Toronto is not making the most of Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) in the fight for affordable housing against overzealous real estate developers, according to ACORN.
Posted June 21, 2021
Great action outside of 11 Bergamot this week! Tenants came out to demand their landlord, Pinedale Properties, fix the badly needed repairs in their building.