April 2021 [Virtual] General Meeting
50 VTU members attended the March 2021 general meeting. Here is a summarized version of the minutes.
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Renters Fear Real Estate Open Houses a COVID Risk
***For Immediate Release***
VANCOUVER
As B.C. experiences a third wave of COVID-19 and tighter restrictions, renter Warren Bowen and his partner are worried about their safety as their landlord hosts real estate open houses in the 750 sq ft condo his partner rents.
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Horgan gaffe highlights desperate need for eviction ban in B.C., as Ontario reinstates restriction
***For Immediate Release***
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March 2021 [Virtual] General Meeting
42 VTU members attended the March 2021 general meeting. Here is a summarized version of the minutes.
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VTU Members Organize Against the Developers Lobby to Expand Protection for Affordable Rentals Units
On March 11th, renters and VTU members spoke in favour of a proposal to expand the City of Vancouver’s "Rental Housing Stock Official Development Plan" to Commercial zones across the city.
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Why B.C. Eviction Data Is Out of Reach
As pandemic-era eviction bans have expired in jurisdictions all around the world, tenants who have been unable to pay rent during a time of crisis are getting evicted en-masse.
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January 2021 [Virtual] General Meeting
52 VTU members attended our online general meeting on January 31, 2021. Here is what happened...
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Metro Vancouver Rents Up 20% Since BC NDP Formed Government
***For Immediate Release***
January 28, 2021
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How We Won at Broadway-Carolina
We beat the developer and put a fighting spirit back into the Union
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