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May 17, 2008 - 2:55pm

Issues - Housing

News

BC STANDs for Housing

May 1, 2008 - 1:25pm

On May 3rd, people around BC, from Prince George to Vancouver Island will be STANDing for housing. STANDs for Housing started in Vancouver over the closing of social housing in the Little Mountain neighbourhood of Vancouver. The Stands have spread around the province to reflect the growing crisis of homelessness and lack of affordable housing. For more information see the Community Advocates for Little Mountain (CALM) website.

( categories: News | British Columbia | Homelessness | Housing )

No Place Like Home

April 21, 2008 - 12:29pm

PIVOT Legal Society, the Carnegie Community Action Project, and the Impact of the Olympics on Community Coalition have launched a complaint to the UN about the living conditions of residents in Vancouver's single room occupancy hotels. The formal complaint letter, facts of the complaint and supporting documentation is on the no place like home website.

( categories: News | British Columbia | Homelessness | Housing | Human Rights )

Vancouver Housing Activists Make a Stand for Housing

February 26, 2008 - 1:09pm
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Activists stood on various street corners in different areas of Vancouver to protest the provincial and federal governments' lack of initiative toward housing and homelessness. Watch a video about the Stand for Housing on HomelessNation, and find out more about future events to protest the lack of affordable housing on the websites of the City Wide Housing Coalition, the Save Low Income Housing Coalition, and the Lower Mainland Network for Affordable Housing.

( categories: News | British Columbia | Homelessness | Housing )

Online Resources

Kelowna Community Resources

October 29, 2007 - 1:50pm

Kelowna Community Resources is a searchable online database of community resources from across the central Okanagan.

( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Aboriginal/First Nations | Children/Youth | Disability | Education | Family | Foodbanks & Food | Health | Housing | Immigrants & Refugees | Legal Aid | LGBTQ | Mental Health | People of Colour | Seniors/Elders | Welfare | Women )

Shelter Net BC

October 23, 2007 - 1:36pm

Shelter Net BC is a network of groups who provide shelters for people in BC. Attached as well is a recent list of shelters available for women, men and youth in Vancouver (in PDF).

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( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Homelessness | Housing )

The Citywide Housing Coalition

September 21, 2007 - 9:19am

The Citywide Housing Coalition is a Vancouver-based coalition of housing activists organizing for affordable housing in BC. Their website has news, photos, and information on past and future issues and actions.

( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Homelessness | Housing | Organizing )

Government Information

Saskatchewan Housing Programs

July 11, 2007 - 2:44pm

The Saskatchewan Housing Programs - Information on each of the programs (for seniors, families, disabilities) and how to apply.
Saskatchewan Disability Rental Housing Supplement Application - Application form for disability rental assistance program.

( categories: Applying For... | Government Information | Saskatchewan | Housing )

Nunavut Residential Tenancies Act

April 5, 2007 - 8:26am
( categories: Government Information | Nunavut | Bilingual | Housing | Tenants' Rights )
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