For the past 4 months the Dow Avenue Tenants Group (DATG) has been fighting back against their developer-landlord, the Peterson Group, who have used disrepair and direct harassment as a way to force people out of their homes. On Saturday May 15th tenants in Metrotown took to the streets to speak…
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