Hamilton Spectator: Councillors back two-year landlord licensing pilot in areas of Hamilton
Posted August 11, 2021
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Storeys: Ontario Tenant Evicted for Having Vaccinated Guest Visit “Unvaccinated House”
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.
Calgary Tenants Unite to Take the Fight to Corporate Slumlords
Posted August 7, 2021
Residents of Forest Lawn are fighting back against corporate slumlords who extract extortionately high rent from supposedly “affordable” housing, while leaving tenants to suffer repeated infestations and poorly maintained units.
BlogTO: Toronto residents rally to stop the demoviction of affordable housing
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.
CityNews: Significant changes coming to social assistance programs
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.
Insauga: Hamilton group hears it's time to 'act fast' to adapt to living with extreme heat
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.
CityNews: Tenant rights group rally to stop “demoviction”
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.
CityNews: Tenant rights group rally to stop “demoviction”
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.
Brilliant action by ACORN Montreal North for garbage collection on Jubinville Street
Posted August 3, 2021
Global News: Montreal-North residents upset about overflowing, stinky garbage bins
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.
CBC News: Trash-collection pilot project in Montréal-Nord is causing quite the stink, residents say
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.
Hamilton Spectator: Opinion: Banks are letting down low income and poor Canadians
Posted August 3, 2021
Métro: Montréal-Nord : des citoyens ont ras-le-bol des poubelles qui débordent
Posted July 30, 2021
Toronto.com: 'Frozen, cutting out, shaky': Scarborough businesses say internet service isn't meeting their needs
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.
Time to hold slumlords accountable: David Russell action in London
Posted July 26, 2021
Global News: Rent control is now a Nova Scotia election issue but its effectiveness remains questioned
Posted July 21, 2021
Nova Scotia’s emergency rent cap will expire in the next seven months, and as the provincial election campaign gets underway, party leaders are explaining their plans to make Nova Scotia affordable for those who rent their homes.
CTV News: 'We're several years deep in a housing crisis': Housing, rent control a Nova Scotia election issue
Posted July 21, 2021
Insauga: Highrises, extreme heat on minds of Hamilton environmentalists and renter advocates
Posted July 19, 2021
It is no newsflash that Hamilton has had increases in highrise residential buildings and extreme heat events in recent years, but taken together they pose a public health challenge.
Stop Veronica's Eviction action- Stop evicting Seniors!!
Posted July 19, 2021
East York ACORN members gathered together on July 15 to support a long term senior tenant and ACORN member Veronica Phillips, who is being evicted from the Hope Seniors Centre. Seniors deserve respect and dignity! Members rallied to peacefully protest against such unfair evictions!
National Opinion Centre: It Shouldn’t be Expensive to Be Poor, Failure in Canadian Banks
Posted July 19, 2021
“We are in this together” said the political leaders across the world at the beginning of the pandemic, Canada was no exception. But we know that’s far from what transcribed in the months to come – not one, two but multiple times in multiple ways.
Ottawa Citizen: Tenant group, new owners square off over Vanier 'reno-victions'
Posted July 16, 2021
Le Droit: Des résidents dénoncent des «rénovictions» à Ottawa
Posted July 16, 2021
Vanier ACORN Tenant Union rallies to save members’ homes from N13 Demoviction!
Posted July 16, 2021
Toronto Star: Housing is unaffordable for many Peel residents, but this idea could be a game-changer
Posted July 14, 2021
The Bend: ACORN Holds Peaceful Protest Over Banking Fees
Posted July 14, 2021
A national grassroots organization which advocates for low-and-middle income families is calling for a mass refund of bank fees and urgent bank reforms.