CBC Ottawa: Tenants, landlords on edge as pandemic forces thousands out of work
April rent cheques due today, but COVID-19 restrictions causing uncertainty.
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Ottawa ACORN
All ACORN meetings moving to phone townhalls
Given COVID 19 - ACORN is moving all meetings to telephone town-halls (for this month).
For more details, contact your local office.
For Information about governments supports as they are rolled out, call your local office, check back on our website, or join the town-halls!
We look forward to having you at the meeting
Ottawa ACORN Members Disappointed by Council Decision to Vote Against Greater Protection for Tenants * Les membres de Ottawa ACORN sont déçus que le conseil municipal a voté contre une meilleure protection pour les locataires de logement
Posted November 27, 2019
CBC: 'Internet is the only lifeline they have': Canada needs to confront 'digital divide' amid COVID-19 crisis Social Sharing
'When we're saying this is a basic service, we need to prioritize it,’ advocate says
South Ottawa Re-Organizing Drive - Elections & Action Against Timbercreek’s Herongate Redevelopment!
South Ottawa ACORN members spent February and March growing their base and organizing their neighbourhood in preparation for Timbercreek’s second application for an Official Plan Amendment (OPA) which would allow them to redevelop the entire Herongate neighbourhood.
Capital Current: Housing justice program gives struggling tenants hope
The Ottawa Acorn Housing Justice Program is in collaboration with Ottawa’s Avant Law Firm and law students. The program primarily helps low-income tenants get free legal advice.
ACORN members and allies demand a Rent Freeze and Rent Control
Posted on March 12, 2020
Capital Current: Heron Gate tenants want more say in development of new units
Members of the Heron Gate community came together last night to discuss how they want their voices represented in the redevelopment of their neighbourhood.
Members door knock for justice #FordFightback
As part of its monthly Ford Fight Back series, ACORN members across Hamilton, Ottawa and Toronto got together and knocked on doors in Doug Ford's home turf!
The Leveller: ODSP Recipients Ready to Fight: Social assistance cuts loom as provincial budget approaches
ACORN members across the province are gathering on the second Thursday of every month to protest and demand the government increase social assistance rates and abandon plans to adopt stricter federal definitions of disability.