Nova Scotia Advocate: Metcap Living tenant: It’s been a nightmare since day one
Posted April 9, 2018
In this video citizen-reporter and poverty activist Jodi Brown meets up with Sarah, a young woman who was in a bad spot when she asked Community Services for help. That help turned out to be a mixed blessing.
Posted April 9, 2018
Sarah, who has a disability, was moved from a shelter that couldn’t accommodate her because of her disability, to a hotel, and then finally to an apartment in North Dartmouth owned by Metcap Living.
What should have been a happy ending soon turned out to be just the beginning of more misery. Leaking roofs, an elevator that doesn’t work, a broken toilet, the list goes on, Sarah says. A second video, also shot by Jodi, document some of these issues. You can check it out here. It’s bad.
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Actually, it was so bad that Halifax councillor Tony Mancini noticed Jodi’s Twitter posts about Sarah’s problems and stepped in to help.
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Some of the issues were finally addressed, but we are told others remain.
Tenants of 15 Kennedy Drive, and other allies, are rallying outside the Metcap-owned apartment on Friday to demand that the building manager and superintendents show tenants more respect. Check out the ACORN Nova Scotia press release.
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Article by Jodi Brown for the Nova Scotia Advocate