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Toronto to investigate the shocking rise of renovictions in the city
February 20, 2020 By Lauren O’Neil, BlogTO As rent prices surge with wanton abandon across the city of Toronto, so too do rates of landlords who try to get sneaky with illegal eviction techniques. A November report from The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario showed …Read More »‘Renoviction’ rates soar due to big-city housing crunch
December 30, 2019 Melissa Mancini & David Common · CBC News It was a knock at the door that ignited the battle. As Yanick Marion hustled early one morning to get to work, the manager of his apartment building had a message: …Read More »Queen and Coxwell revitalization will bring new affordable housing to area
Housing affordability is one of the most pressing issues facing us today so I am pleased to support the proposed Queen Coxwell Revitalization on the current site of the Don Summerville Apartments on Queen Street East. For a year following …Read More »A better way to get the housing mix Toronto needs
October 29, 2019 Toronto Star Editorial Board Two aging Toronto Community Housing buildings are being demolished to make way for new and improved social housing units, rentals and condominiums. The new buildings aren’t up and the old ones haven’t even …Read More »New Affordable Rental Housing at 685 Queen Street East
At its June 2019 meeting, City Council approved entering into a pre-development agreement with Riverdale Co-operative Houses Inc. (“Riverdale Co-operative”) to provide up to $500,000 in section 37 funds to conduct pre-development activities for the purpose of redeveloping Riverdale Co-operative’s …Read More »