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Posted July 8, 2015For the past two months Carlington ACORN members having been re-organizing their neighbourhood to fight…
Posted July 8, 2015
City of Burnaby staff directed to come up with report on rental housing issue. Posted July 2, 2015Burnaby…
Posted July 2, 2015
On Friday, June 26 2015, close to 30 members of Ottawa ACORN gathered outside the Ministry of Community…
Posted June 29, 2015
Posted June 26, 2015Tenant advocacy group ACORN wants Toronto’s private rental properties to be inspected and the results…
Posted June 26, 2015
La troisième convention nationale d’ACORN Canada qui s’est déroulée à Montréal la semaine passée (13-15 juin) a été…
Posted June 25, 2015
ACORN members talk to CBC about their experiences with predatory lenders. Posted June 24, 2015As a key stakeholder…
Posted June 24, 2015
Members of the local chapter of ACORN gathered in Burnaby’s Maywood area to protest the demolition of affordable…
Posted June 24, 2015
ACORN Canada’s third National Convention in Montreal last weekend (June 13-15) was our best yet! Posted June 23,…
Posted June 23, 2015
Des concierges demandent au gouvernement fédéral - de loin le plus important donneur d'ouvrage de la région -…
Posted June 23, 2015
BC Acorn組織抗議活動，反對公寓樓在開發，導致可負擔租屋不斷流失，低收入人士流離失所。 Posted June 19, 2015BC Acorn維權組織10日發起抗議活動，反對本拿比市拆建現有舊公寓，擔心隨著廉價出租公寓的逐漸消失，本地低收入家庭將面臨無家可歸的命運，呼籲本拿比市府正視問題。 數十名BC Acorn成員和低收入社群代表集會昨日中午在Beresford St和Silver Ave.街口，高舉「租客亦是納稅人」、「租戶將何去何從」等標語，對該路段附近的兩個新高層公寓大樓建案表達不滿。BC Acorn成員高曼（Don Gorman）指出，近年來鐵道鎮附近不少老舊的矮層公寓樓被拆除，取而代之的是高層公寓大樓，導致租金水漲船高。現在Silver Ave 6380號路段又提出兩棟新出租公寓建案，若通過，意味著110個可負擔出租單位消失，數百人可能因此流離失所。 數據顯示，僅2014年，本拿比共有23棟出租公寓樓出售給開發商，其中14棟已經確知會被拆除並興建公寓大樓。雖然不少新樓房仍然出租，但每月租金從原來的850元提升到平均1400元左右。 「我們面臨的問題是本拿比很難再找到可負擔租屋，」高曼說：「解決住房問題的責任不能推卸給聯邦或省級政府，市府也應當做出努力，在審查土地使用規畫時深思熟慮。」***Article by 記者倪怡婧 for World Journal
Posted June 19, 2015
