On Saturday September 19, Metrotown residents in Burnaby \u2013 supported by members of Burnaby ACORN, the Metrotown Residents Association, and the Alliance Against Displacement (formerly the Social Housing Alliance), braved the pouring rain to march against the \u201cdemo-evictions\u201d that have been displacing hundreds of Burnaby residents over the past 5 years.<\/div>\n
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Approximately 60 people attended the march, with stops and speeches given by area residents, campaign supporters, and BC ACORN leaders demanding that the city of Burnaby place a moratorium on the demolition of low-cost rental housing in the city. <\/div>\n
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\u201cThese apartments over here are affordable rentals,\u201d said Kaye Bedford, an area resident. \u201cThey aren\u2019t cheap, but at the current situation they are manageable. If you toss these people out of here, when they put towers here, that rent has now doubled, or sometimes tripled.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Rick Erb, Burnaby ACORN co-chair, spoke about the need to stop displacing low-income renters from their neighbourhoods through demolitions, and further demands from ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/sites_acorncanada.org_files_burnaby2.jpg\")
Burnaby ACORN members for a municipal rent bank, as well as the enactment of a Standards of Maintenance bylaw that would give the city the power to fine landlords that allow their buildings to fall into disrepair. Such a bylaw would help ensure the upkeep of older buildings, while improving a healthy living standard for low-income renters. <\/div>\n
Burnaby ACORN members for a municipal rent bank, as well as the enactment of a Standards of Maintenance bylaw that would give the city the power to fine landlords that allow their buildings to fall into disrepair. Such a bylaw would help ensure the upkeep of older buildings, while improving a healthy living standard for low-income renters. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
Deb Marsh, a Surrey ACORN leader, spoke about the need for low- and moderate-income people to come together to fight for justice. Surrey ACORN members have been lobbying that city\u2019s council to enact an inclusionary zoning policy, which would see a percentage of new building units reserved for lower-income earners.<\/div>\n
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Stay tuned\u2026 The campaign for justice for Lower Mainland renters continues!<\/div>\n
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MEDIA<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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Burnaby Now: Residents call for end of ‘demovictions’<\/a><\/div>\n
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The Province: ‘Demo-victions’ are wiping out affordable housing across Lower Mainland: protesters<\/a><\/div>\n
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CKNW News 980: Burnaby residents rallying against \u2018Demo-victions\u2019<\/a><\/div>\n