In February, tenants of a supportive building in the Lower Mainland run by Elizabeth Fry Society, started to meet to talk about their experiences in the building. Nicole, who spearheaded the meetings said they found that they all felt that the management’s “punitive methods of controlling residents…
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Displacement by Disrepair: Metrotown tenants organize against landlord neglect
The Dow Avenue Tenants Group is calling for an end to the chronic disrepair and unhealthy living conditions caused…
Eviction Defence Network joins the Autonomous Tenants’ Union Network:…
“The Autonomous Tenants’ Union Network (ATUN) is a collaborative of tenants’ unions who have chosen to remain…
RainCity uses dubious ‘transitional housing’ claim to evict tenant…
Shane's eviction, similar to the evictions of residents of RainCity's shelter side, was arbitrary. At the…
Join the Eviction Defence Network! New tenant groups springing up throughout the…
Since formally launching in December 2020, the Eviction Defence Network has supported and organized dozens of…
Homeless victims of street sweeps start fightback against the City of Surrey
On Monday, March 1st, Shiloh Cheyanna Ghostkeeper had her belongings seized by bylaw officers, including the tent,…
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…
Tenants resist profiteering investor-landlord’s…
Life at Cityviews Village, a low-rise apartment in Maple Ridge, has been hell ever since private investment firm…
Contradictory messages from “anti-bullying” car rally in Mission, BC
On January 17th, many hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Mission to protest the recent hate crime against a…
Are ‘Behavioural Agreements’ the latest attack on the rights of Supportive Housing…
When Coast Mental Health first took over operation of the Alouette Heights Supportive Housing building in 2018,…