Tina and Steve were evicted from an apartment building by a Maple Ridge slumlord named Trevor Davies on January 31st. With nowhere else to go, they went back to the same wooded empty lot where they lived for two years before they got housed.
Tina explains, “We were here from July 1st 2017 until…
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February 2021
RainCity Housing: Playing an NGO’s role in policing the poor
RainCity's 3030 Gordon Avenue, which people in the community call simply “3030,” is the only shelter in the…
“Everything for the upper class, nothing for us”: Barrie’s eviction and the…
Two weeks ago, Barrie came to his first meeting of the Whalley Street Council, a group of unhoused and underhoused…
Coquitlam Bylaw’s War on the Poor: Sid and Sharon’s Story
In mid-January, Coquitlam bylaw officers showed up at Sid and Sharon's home. Without providing any paperwork the…
Langley plans to pave low-income housing and evict 5 people into homelessness
On February 2nd, Maureen and Gary found bylaw, police officers, and city officials in front of their door. “They…
Guardian angels or status for all? Fighting Canada’s tiered immigration system…
On November 30th the Canadian Border Services Agency announced they would resume deportations of migrants and…
The typical “7k marathon” day of a homeless woman in Nanaimo
I was talking to a friend of mine who does outreach the other day and we both came up with the same word to…