CBC News: Weston ACORN takes action!
Weston ACORN action on Saturday
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Montreal Sud-Ouest ACORN Members Demand Affordable Public Transit and Internet Access * Les membres de Sud-Ouest ACORN réclament des transports en commun et l’accès internet à prix abordables
On Thursday March 15, 2018, a delegation of Montreal Sud-Ouest ACORN members delivered a letter to City Councilor Craig Sauvé at his office on Rue Bel-Air. // Jeudi 15 mars 2018, une délégation de membres de Montréal Sud-Ouest ACORN a livré une lettre au conseiller municipal Craig Sauvé dans ses bureaux de la Rue Bel-Air.
Toronto.com: Scarborough tenants accuse Denton Avenue building staff of harassment
'We do care about them', Realstar Management says
Toronto.com: Weston residents, ACORN rally to fight gentrification
The local chapter of Toronto ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) is ready to raise a ruckus in opposition of the gentrification of Weston Village.
Mississauga.com: Peel ACORN and transit union demand Metrolinx provide community benefits for LRT
Protest held at Hurontario Street and Burnamthorpe Road
CTV News Saskatoon: Action needed on payday loans: ACORN
ACORN Financial Justice Leader, Donna Borden, spoke to CTV News about the need for improved regulations on payday lending.
Lots of Beer & Lots of Trivia Makes for a Successful Fundraiser in Ottawa! / Beaucoup de bière et beaucoup de trivia font pour un levé-de-fond réussi à Ottawa!
On Fri, March 2nd over 180 ACORN supporters from unions, non-profits and political groups as well as your regular trivia buffs and craft beer gurus attended Ottawa ACORN’s 4th annual fundraiser - Trivial Beersuit!
Vancouver Sun: Lead paint to be removed at four Surrey pools
The City of Surrey will be repainting pool houses at four of its outdoor pools. The paint on the pool houses contains lead.
ACORN Canada Statement on Budget 2018: A few small steps but a long way to go!
Budget 2018 shows that the Federal Government is taking small steps to support low and moderate income Canadians, but we need more from Morneau. We still have a long way to go.
Toronto Star: Parents want child care to be provincial election issue
Child care should not be reserved for the province's highest earners say low- and moderate-income parents.
National Post: Ontario must close loopholes that allow landlords to hike rent: groups
Advocacy groups are calling on the Ontario government to close what they call loopholes in the province’s housing law that they say allow landlords to offload maintenance costs onto tenants.
Landlord Licensing - Valentines & Broken Hearts for Ottawa City Council! * Permis de propriétaire - Valentins et coeurs brisés pour le conseil municipal d'Ottawa!
20 Ottawa ACORN members took over the City Hall lobby this Valentine’s Day to push for action from City Council on ACORN’s campaign to license landlords!
Oakwood Herald: ‘They gave in to developers‘: Ontario‘s latest move to curb housing costs slammed as weak
Proposed new rules that are supposed to help rein in the high price of housing in Ontario‘s expensive cities are being criticized as too weak to have much impact.
Hamilton Spectator: We need to talk about gentrification and public health
Social worker Sarah Adjekum writes that the downtown’s renaissance is having predictable impacts on vulnerable people, but not enough is being done to mitigate the harm.
Surrey Now-Leader: Province asks Surrey residents for ideas on reducing poverty
On Thursday, February 1, several ACORN members attended the BC Poverty Reduction Strategy community meeting in Surrey. ACORN leader Tabitha Naismith attended the meeting and spoke to the Surrey Now-Leader about the housing crisis.
The Record: Tenants fight unreasonable rent
Tenants at a highrise in an up-and-coming Toronto neighbourhood have staged a rent strike, saying landlords are taking advantage of loopholes in Ontario's housing law to drive low-income residents out of their homes.
National Post: Toronto tenants protest ’loophole’ that allows landlords to break rent control caps, 'squeeze out' low-income renters
More than 650 applications for above-guideline rent increases have been made in Toronto alone since the start of 2015
Capital News: Ontario’s proposed affordable housing rules fall flat, advocates say
On Jan. 23, a small group of protesters stood in the freezing rain at the curb of a construction site for a new condo development in Ottawa’s Mechanicsville neighbourhood.
TVO: Is the Liberals’ affordable-housing plan a ‘monstrous failure’?
ANALYSIS: Social-housing advocates are up in arms about Ontario’s inclusionary-zoning rules. John Michael McGrath explains why they’re angry, and what the government intended
Toronto Star: Parkdale residents protest ‘loophole’ allowing landlords to drive up rent
More than 50 tenants of one building are refusing to pay rent after their landlord applied to the government to increase rent by nearly double the legally permitted amount.
ACORN Canada written submission to Ontario Ministry of Finance 2018 Pre-Budget Consultations
ACORN members wish to encourage the Ministry of Finance to take this opportunity, during the 2018 pre-budget consultations, to consider the needs of low and moderate-income Ontarians.
CTV News: Community Centre Protest
Posted January 29, 2018
CTV News covered the action in Malton this weekend - click here to watch the video (story starts at 3:40)
CBC News: Malton residents rally for improved, more affordable community programs
'We'd like to get better community service programs for cheaper,' said one resident
Malton ACORN First Action a Big Success
On Jan 27th at 12pm members of ACORN and local residents of Malton came together at the local community centre to fight for affordable programming.
People Before Developers - ACORN Brings Inclusionary Zoning Demands to Housing Ministry
ACORN members in Toronto and Ottawa were joined by allies to demand REAL Inclusionary Zoning from the Province.