Healthy Homes - Habitation saine

Every person deserves affordable, livable housing. In many low income neighbourhoods, tenants live with mold, pests, broken elevators, and other challenges because landlords will not do the repairs needed. ACORN Canada members fight for landlord licensing, building inspections, and stronger enforcement of maintenance rules and by-laws.

See our Healthy Homes demands here.

24hrs Vancouver: Burnaby rents out of reach: group

Construction of highrises throughout Burnaby is displacing “average” residents in the city, argues the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.

Burnaby Now: Anti-poverty group protests lack of Burnaby rentals

Members of the Burnaby chapter of ACORN say expensive condo towers are going up in the city and pushing low and moderate income residents out.

News 1130: New condos are pushing people with low incomes out of Burnaby: ACORN

Calling for all levels of government to pay attention to the issue

Organizing Jane and Finch

Posted July 14, 2014

1310 News: Herongate gun violence prompts public meeting

A recent spike in gun violence in Ottawa’s Herongate neighbourhood has prompted a public meeting.

Ottawa Community News: Gun violence sparks renewed calls for return of Herongate community police centre

Increased police patrols would better serve community: councillor

CFRA 580: Group attempts to clean up Herongate

There's a bid to revitalize the troubled Herongate neighbourhood in the city's south end.

News 95.7: NS ACORN member Scott Domenie on the Rick Howe Show

Posted May 28, 2014

Scott Domenie from Nova Scotia ACORN Canada talks to the Rick Howe Show about renters.

Click here to listen to the interview

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Source: News 95.7

Burnaby ACORN Chapter Update

Burnaby ACORN Chapter May 22 Meeting Update

Halifax Media Co-op: Landlords from hell and rodents for roommates

Posted May 14, 2014

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