Hamilton Spectator: The Message: Rent Wars
The Message, a Hamilton Spectator weekly podcast, covers rent strikes in Hamilton
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MPPs get 20% housing increase while social assistance recipients are left broken hearted: Ontario ACORN members rally for increases to OW/ODSP on Feb 14th
On Valentine’s day, ACORN members took to the streets to fight back against cuts to OW/ODSP and demand that the Province shows low and moderate income Ontarians some love!
Hamilton News: Protest at 408 Rymal East
Residents at Pinewood Gardens complain about rats and lack of maintenance
Doug Ford scrapping rate protection for more than 325,000 Ontario hydro customers
ACORN leader Angie Toussaint speaks to Global News about the Ford government's plans to scrap electricity pricing regulation.
Cutting red tape for developers or a red flag for tenant protections? Ontario ACORN takes action for affordable housing and tenant protections
January 17, 2019
Ontario ACORN members fight for affordable housing and tenant protections
Hamilton News: Licensing Hamilton's rental units takes a "small" step after councillors approve pilot project
Hamilton councillors agreed to create a draft bylaw for a two-year pilot program that would license rental housing units in wards one and eight. The report is expected to be before councillors this year.
CBC: Average rent in Hamilton is nearly $1,100 as vacancies drop below 10-year average
'It was discouraging. The prices are too high and the vacancy rate isn't high enough'
Hamilton ACORN Releases Housing Platform and Makes Waves at City Hall
Posted December 7, 2018
The Hamilton Spectator: Tenant advocates call for Hamilton to protect against ‘renovictions’
Councillor calls for “courageous” plan to improve housing with “rental affordability eroding.”
Global News: Advocacy group seeks better protection for Hamilton tenants
Tenants' rights advocates issued their appeal to Hamilton city councillors during an event at city hall on Thursday.