Some residents at the apartment building at 977 Mohawk Rd. E. are complaining about what they claim is a lack of cleaning and sanitization at the seven-floor complex.
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INN24: ACORN Toronto advocates for affordable housing through an increase in vacant home tax
Grassroots advocates from Toronto ACORN came together at Nathan Phillip's Square to pressure the City of Toronto’s executive committee to pass the vacant-home tax proposal with a higher tax rate, which has been implemented in Vancouver, BC.
919 The Bend: Tenant Advocacy Group Arrives In N.B.
A national tenancy advocacy group has established a New Brunswick chapter.
CBC London Morning: Tenants living in substandard conditions
Rebecca Zanderberg from CBC London Radio spoke with Sarah Henke, a London ACORN member about the issues tenants are facing in London.
Nova Scotia Advocate: PSA: Your landlord may owe you rent
After lots of public pressure the Nova Scotia government introduced a two percent cap on rental increases for existing tenants in late November of last year.
CBC New Brunswick: New group calls on Higgs government for better tenant protection
Premier has said he doesn't have a plan for rent control, but has asked for a report on widespread issue
Première étape du syndicat de ACORN Montréal des locataires de CAPREIT * Montreal ACORN's CAPREIT Tenant Union: First Action
Quelle action contre CAPREIT nous avons eu à Montréal !
Nova Scotia Advocate: Tenants of Harbour View Towers complain about lack of heat
Tenants of Harbour View Towers rallied outside the lobby of the large apartment complex on Brunswick Street in Halifax. They were there to draw attention to a lack of heat and several other issues that their landlord CAPREIT has so far not addressed.
Gatineau ACORN stops an illegal eviction! / ACORN de Gatineau arrêt un expulsion illégale!
When Columbus Igboanusi went to visit his home country Nigeria earlier in February, he didn’t expect to be stuck overseas almost 10 months later. When COVID hit worldwide his return flight was cancelled. / Lorsque Columbus Igboanusi est allé visiter son pays d’origine, le Nigeria, plus tôt en février, il ne s’attendait pas à être coincé à l’étranger près de 10 mois plus tard. Lorsque COVIDE a frappé dans le monde entier son vol de retour a été annulé.
Le Droit: Logement abordable: ACORN en demande plus sur les plaines LeBreton
Les cibles de la Commission de la capitale nationale (CCN) en matière de logement abordable sur les plaines LeBreton représentent un «bon premier pas», mais ACORN en veut plus pour lutter contre la pénurie actuelle à Ottawa.
Radio-Canada: Plaines LeBreton : ACORN demande la construction de logements abordable
Plaines LeBreton : ACORN demande la construction de logements abordable
CityNews: Some evictions still possible under stay-at-home order
The Ontario government has temporarily paused tenant evictions, but there are exceptions.
CityNews: Some evictions still possible under stay-at-home order
The Ontario government has temporarily paused tenant evictions, but there are exceptions.
CHCH: Local advocacy groups say the pandemic has exacerbated problems for the most vulnerable
Poverty, homelessness, and domestic violence – several advocacy groups in Hamilton say the pandemic has exacerbated problems for the most vulnerable in our community.
Métro Montréal: Se battre pour son logis: des locataires contestent leur éviction
Un propriétaire connu à LaSalle, la société immobilière Beta, menace d’expulser quinze des soixante locataires d’un immeuble de la rue Airlie pour «nettoyer le bâtiment et faire de l’argent sur l’augmentation des loyers», selon le syndicat de locataires ACORN.
CBC London: New London advocacy group says a third of renters live in substandard conditions
Posted on January 16, 2020
ACORN Canada recently set up a London chapter and is now surveying tenants across the city
A housing group that lobbies on behalf of low and middle-income renters has learned from a recent survey that one third of respondents are living in sub-standard conditions in London.
Mountain ACORN members hold phone blitz action to demand healthy homes during pandemic!
This Wednesday January 13th ACORN members and tenants from 977 Mohawk Rd East came together on Zoom to have a phone blitz.
CBC News: Non-profits call for robust response to needs of most vulnerable ahead of budget
‘This is an unprecedented time and we need to see an unprecedented response,’ advocate says
The Signal: ‘A safety valve’: Halifax councillors exploring improvements to demolition permits
The move is a response to an eviction by demolition in Halifax