Burnaby Now: Housing advocates call for new Metrotown development plan
Housing advocates continue to fight the loss of older rental buildings in Burnaby, setting their sights on proposed changes to the Metrotown development plan.
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Housing advocates continue to fight the loss of older rental buildings in Burnaby, setting their sights on proposed changes to the Metrotown development plan.
BC ACORN members braved some typically rainy west coast skies yesterday to denounce the city of Burnaby for continuing to push forward the Metrotown Development Plan Update.
As a person with a disability Chris Tetreau says he has to stretch 60 dollars a week to buy food. As a supporter of BC ACORN, Tetreau and a dozen others rallied this morning, demanding the provincial government raise social assistance rates to 15 hundred dollars a month for regular assistance and 18 hundred for those with disabilities.
Posted October 13, 2016
Affordable housing is disappearing in Burnaby.
BC ACORN members are speaking out against demovictions in Burnaby.
A small group of anti-poverty activists gathered in Burnaby’s Metrotown area to push back against demovictions they say are leaving local residents homeless.
Unions want minimum wage raised to $15 per hour
The provincial government has announced a reduction in the amount payday loan companies can charge for lending.
The provincial government announced it is reducing the allowable interest rate for payday loans but critics say it's not enough.