Posted August 23, 2021
A Heron Gate tenants group says the city should have fought harder for a more realistic definition of affordability when negotiating the binding memorandum of understanding meant to guarantee social commitments with a developer.
Posted August 21, 2021
Canadian voters will be hearing a similar message from each of the federal parties during the current election campaign: housing has become too expensive, and we have a plan to fix it.
Posted August 20, 2021
Posted August 20, 2021
ACORN, an advocacy group, believes that the Heron Gate deal between the city and developers will only harm low-income residents in the area.
Posted August 20, 2021
Posted August 19, 2021
Rexdale tenants of 1960-built low-rise apartment buildings and townhouses are protesting what they charge are years of maintenance and repair issues not addressed by Pinedale Properties.
Posted August 18, 2021
Posted August 18, 2021
London ACORN members and Kipps Lane townhome tenants did a tenant speakout today. Members gathered to demand action from the Kipps Lane Property management/Macdane Group of Companies.
Posted August 17, 2021
Scarborough’s little apartment buildings are under threat, or that’s how it feels to people living in them.
Posted August 13, 2021
Hamilton councilors have voted in favour of a rental licensing pilot project in the hopes of protecting tenants and targeting poorly maintained residential units across the city.
Posted August 12, 2021
Weston ACORN members had a healthy homes action on Thursday August 12 for the tenants of 1465 Lawrence Ave west‼️
Big landlord Corporations like Starlight Investments and Cogir Management, make million dollars of profit by charging high rent to tenants, Above the Guideline Rent Increases, and yet fail to do repairs and fail to hear tenant concerns.🚨
Posted August 12, 2021
Check out this great video of our action in Ottawa for the National Day of Action for Fair Banking:
Posted August 11, 2021
Posted August 10, 2021
After being displaced by the Barrie tornado last month, Brenda Devitt was served an N7 from her landlord to terminate the tenancy, in part, because she had a vaccinated guest to her new home.
Posted August 6, 2021
Scarborough residents are fighting back in the hopes to stop what they say is the "demoviction" of their homes by a housing developer.
Posted August 6, 2021
The Ontario government is transforming social assistance programs in the province. Faiza Amin on the concerns that these changes will create more vulnerabilities for recipients of ODSP and OW.
Posted August 4, 2021
There are many ways to help Hamilton residents beat extreme heat -- and some of those ideas could be presented to the city’s board of health next month.
Posted August 3, 2021
A tenant rights group [ACORN] rallied in a Scarborough neighbourhood Saturday to stop what they called the “demoviction” of their homes by a housing developer.
Posted August 3, 2021
A tenant rights group rallied in a Scarborough neighbourhood Saturday to stop what they called the “demoviction” of their homes by a housing developer.
Posted August 3, 2021
People living in Montréal-North’s Jubinville Avenue say they are sick of seeing their garbage pile up and the foul smell it emits.
Posted August 3, 2021
Some Montréal-Nord residents are calling for the city to end its garbage collection pilot project on Jubinville Avenue where they say endless odours and pests are making life miserable on the street.
Posted August 3, 2021
Posted July 30, 2021
Posted July 30, 2021
Complaining about internet — and the companies bringing it to you in Toronto, Bell and Rogers — may already be a Canadian pastime, but some Scarborough residents believe their connections are particularly poor.
Posted July 26, 2021