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  • B.C.’s transit density plans raise risk of demovictions, housing expert warns
    SFU housing expert Andy Yan found that areas covered by B.C.'s transit-oriented development plan are heavily populated by renters, many in small, older buildings.
    Canada
    Nov 22, 2023
  • ‘Hands off our homes’: Protesters interrupt Vancouver housing announcement
    Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon was speaking about a new development at 2538 Birch St. that will be 28 storeys high and include 58 below-market units.
    Politics
    Jun 7, 2023
  • Motion to track Broadway ‘demovictions’ rejected by Vancouver city council
    The motion, which was denied, was looking for better data on demovictions in the Broadway area, as well as potential future strategies to limit displacement.
    Canada
    May 11, 2023
  • Vancouver city councillor wants to track ‘demovictions’ to address loophole for Broadway neighbourhood
    Councillor Pete Fry says 2,000 renter households a year in the Broadway neighbourhood could be forced out due to the ongoing plan.
    Politics
    May 7, 2023
  • Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley on goals for 2019: ‘The biggest challenge is housing’
    The man who took down Derek Corrigan reflects on his first few months as a politician and looks ahead to solving affordability issues in the new year.
    Politics
    Dec 27, 2018
  • Vancouver renter’s office gets green light from council, set to open in 2021
    City council approved a staff report that will establish a "renter centre," advocacy team and other funding measures.
    Jun 12, 2019
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  • Election 2022: Where Vancouver’s major parties stand on 3 key issues
    Are you feeling overwhelmed by Vancouver's civic election? Don't worry, you aren't alone.
    Politics
    Sep 29, 2022
  • City of Burnaby approves controversial Metrotown development plan
    "People will have to move out of the neighbourhood. And chances are they won't be able to come back."
    Jul 24, 2017
  • Neighbourhood Series: A growth spurt in Joyce-Collingwood
    Walk around the Joyce-Collingwood neighborhood these days and you'll see and hear a lot of construction.
    Sep 27, 2017
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  • North Vancouver developer proposes new ‘demoviction’ solution
    The proposal would create temporary housing for tenants while the property is redeveloped, with the right to move into new rental when it's completed.
    Oct 17, 2018
  • New poll gives Mike Hurley the edge in Burnaby mayoral race
    The poll found independent candidate Mike Hurley leading sitting mayor Derek Corrigan 51 per cent to 43 per cent.
    Politics
    Oct 18, 2018
  • Corrigan, Hurley locked in dead heat in race for Burnaby mayor’s office: poll
    The new poll finds a virtual tie in support for the incumbent mayor and his independent challenger.
    Politics
    Oct 6, 2018
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  • D.O.A’s Joe Keithley elected to Burnaby city council as Greens make inroads
    The local punk rock legend was the sole Green candidate to be elected to Burnaby council.
    Politics
    Oct 21, 2018
  • There’s a lifestyle penalty for renting in Canada — it doesn’t have to be so
    Canada's deep cultural prejudice against renting has been cemented by decades of housing policies that have made life hard for tenants and landlords.
    Money
    Jun 15, 2019
  • Mayors Day: Burnaby, Squamish, Abbotsford mayors co-host CKNW
    The monthly series sees three Lower Mainland mayors join CKNW for a two-hour co-hosting stint with your favourite talk radio hosts.
    Politics
    Jul 26, 2018
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  • North Vancouver residents say they’re being forced out after District votes to replace housing complex
    "One of those people has lived there for over 24 years, and there is no where for them to go."
    News
    Jun 19, 2018
  • Burnaby’s reversal on demovictions ‘no change of heart’ says mayor
    The mayor's critics say the timing of the policy change, three months before a civic election, is suspicious.
    Jul 21, 2018
  • Ottawa committee approves Stage 3 LRT path through Nepean neighbourhood
    Ottawa's transportation committee passed a plan outlining Stage 3 LRT out to Barrhaven, which could see 120 rental homes in Nepean demolished.
    Nov 2, 2020
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  • Manor Village residents rally against potential Ottawa LRT ‘demoviction’
    Manor Park residents are facing potential 'demoviction' as a result of a proposed route for Stage 3 LRT to Barrhaven.
    Oct 30, 2020
  • Ottawa council approves Barrhaven LRT route, putting 120 homes in jeopardy
    Ottawa city council approved the proposed alignment for Stage 3 of LRT out to Barrhaven, which will pass through an existing Nepean neighbourhood.
    Politics
    Nov 25, 2020
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