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Press Release: BC Government must rectify the eviction crisis in Metro Vancouver

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BC Government must rectify the eviction crisis in Metro Vancouver; VTU slams Housing Minister’s previous statements on the issue

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Renters Fear Real Estate Open Houses a COVID Risk

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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

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Public Letter to Dr. Henry, Ministers Dix, Robinson Regarding Reinstatement of Eviction Ban

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VTU Members' Provincial Election Demands

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September 22, 2020 

At our General Meeting on Sept 19, VTU members moved a motion supporting the following items as our union's priorities during the provincial election:

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B.C. Tenants Report Deteriorating Mental Health, Going Hungry, and Fears About Making Rent

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August 24, 2020 


With the province-wide ban on evictions for non-payment of rent set to end Sept 1st, the Vancouver Tenants Union (VTU) surveyed 400 renters about their rent situations and their overall well-being. The results were alarming.

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BC Government Paves Way For Mass Evictions This Fall

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July 16th 2020

Today the Government of British Columbia announced that the ban on evictions due to non-payment of rent will be removed on September 1st, paving the way for thousands of the most vulnerable tenants in BC to become targets of evictions by their landlords.

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1,117 renters say no evictions, no rent debt

An open letter to Minister Selina Robinson, Premier John Horgan, and MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert:

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Status of Renters in May

It’s May. Here’s what the picture for renters in Vancouver looks like:

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BC and federal governments facilitate massive transfer of wealth from bottom to top as renters unable to pay continue to organize

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April 2nd 2020 

Due to weeks of inaction by federal and BC provincial governments to get support measures out by rent day, thousands of renters with partial or no income have hit a financial wall.

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