Have you heard about NB ACORN’s Renters at Risk report?
Posted on November 19, 2021
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CBC Fredericton: Renters at risk
Posted on November 19, 2021
CBC Fredericton talks to NB ACORN leader Lora Ingersoll about our latest report "Renters at Risk" that lays out the case for eviction protections in NB.
Group calls for 'real' rent control, more tenant protections"
Posted on 19 November 2021
An organization advocating for the rights of tenants is calling on the province to overhaul the Residential Tenancies Act and introduce "real" rent control and eviction protections after surveying tenants in its membership.
CBC New Brunswick: Tenants fear eviction, according to report
Posted on November 19, 2021
Many tenants in New Brunswick fear eviction, according to a report released Thursday by ACORN NB, an organization that tackles social issues for low and moderate income people.
Nova Scotia ACORN Hosts Successful Virtual Forum
Posted November 18, 2021
Nova Scotia ACORN held a virtual forum on Wednesday to discuss Nova Scotia's newly won rent control legislation and look towards the future of housing justice.
ACORN’s Renters at Risk report lays out the case for eviction protections in NB
Posted November 18, 2021
ACORN's new report entitled Renters at Risk lays out the relationship between lack of eviction protections and the severe housing insecurity that exists in New Brunswick's tenant community.
Ottawa ACORN Members and Teachers Stand Up for Internet and Education!
Posted November 17, 2021
Capital Current: Community members push for better internet accessibility for low-income households in Ottawa
Posted November 17, 2021
Members of the social justice group ACORN are demanding an end to barriers that prevent internet accessibility for all Canadians.
They made their point at a Tuesday rally at Ottawa City Hall which featured ACORN members, educators, students and other supporters of the cause sharing their experiences with those assembled in Marion Dewar Plaza.
New ACORN report details widespread tenant displacement in NB
Posted November 17, 2021
(Moncton, NB) Tomorrow at 8AM, ACORN will release its new report entitled “Renters at Risk” that lays out the relationship between lack of eviction protections and the severe housing insecurity that exists in NB’s tenant community.
CTV News: Calling for Affordable Internet
Posted November 16, 2021
Ottawa rally calling for affordable internet - CTV interview with Norma Jean Quibell:
CBC News: Tenants, community groups fight 'renovictions' at Ventura Towers in downtown Hamilton
Posted November 16, 2021
Vanessa Jeffrey had tears in her eyes and a lump in her throat as she stood in front of her apartment on 192 Hughson St. in Hamilton's Beasley neighbourhood Monday.
Hamilton Spectator: Beasley tenants call on landlord to halt ‘renovictions’ that could displace more than a dozen residents
Posted November 16, 2021
CHCH News: Tenants of an downtown apartment complex say they’re the victims of ‘renoviction’
Posted November 16, 2021
People living in an apartment complex in downtown Hamilton say they’re the victims of renoviction. A local developer is paying out residents as it prepares to gut part of the building for new units. While the payouts are tens of thousands of dollars, people say finding comparable prices in the city is very difficult. Phil Perkins reports.
Hamilton Press Conference against tenant displacement - 181 John / 192 Hughson
Posted November 15, 2021
Today ACORN members, Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion, Hamilton Community Legal Clinic and Hamilton Anti-racism Resource Centre and tenants from 181 John St N / 192 Hughson St N held a press conference to demand that Valery Homes stop all effort to displace long term tenants!
CTV News: Toronto's new policy to introduce more affordable housing met with mixed reaction
Posted November 15, 2021
A new Toronto policy to introduce more affordable housing is drawing mixed reaction, with critics saying it isn't bold enough to tackle the city's housing crisis and developers arguing it could be a disincentive for new projects.
CityNews: Toronto's new policy to introduce more affordable housing met with mixed reaction
Posted November 15, 2021
A new Toronto policy to introduce more affordable housing is drawing mixed reaction, with critics saying it isn't bold enough to tackle the city's housing crisis and developers arguing it could be a disincentive for new projects.
Toronto Sun: Toronto's new policy to introduce more affordable housing met with mixed reaction
Posted November 15, 2021
A new Toronto policy to introduce more affordable housing is drawing mixed reaction, with critics saying it isn't bold enough to tackle the city's housing crisis and developers arguing it could be a disincentive for new projects.
CP24: Toronto's new policy to introduce more affordable housing met with mixed reaction
Posted November 15, 2021
TORONTO - A new Toronto policy to introduce more affordable housing is drawing mixed reaction, with critics saying it isn't bold enough to tackle the city's housing crisis and developers arguing it could be a disincentive for new projects.
CBC News: Toronto's new policy to introduce more affordable housing met with mixed reaction
Posted November 13, 2021
A new Toronto policy to introduce more affordable housing is drawing mixed reaction, with critics saying it isn't bold enough to tackle the city's housing crisis and developers arguing it could be a disincentive for new projects.
TRNTO: Toronto is the first city in Ontario to require affordable housing in developments
Posted November 13, 2021
Toronto city council has voted to adopt a new Inclusionary Zoning policy that will require developers to include affordable housing in their developments.
REMI Network: Toronto approves controversial Inclusionary Zoning policy
Posted November 11, 2021
Toronto City Council has adopted the new Inclusionary Zoning policy framework that has been the subject of major contention throughout the past decade. Though tenant groups such as ACORN have long advocated for a plan that would see more affordable units introduced into the market, they are not convinced the new policy goes far enough.
CityNews: City council approves motion forcing developers to build more affordable units
Posted November 9, 2021
Council members on Tuesday approved a motion that would force developers to build more affordable units. City staff say the move could result in more than 17,000 new affordable units on the market by 2026.
Toronto ACORN Inclusionary Zoning Final Vote Update
Posted November 9, 2021
Legal Opinion on Affordable Housing Vote
Posted on November 8, 2021
CHCH News: Just Recovery Press Conference
Posted November 8, 2021
Just Recovery Hamilton coalition held a press conference outside the new YWCA building on Ottawa Street ahead of Monday public delegation day on the budget.