housing

GroundWire | August 28

GroundWire Production — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 16:36:48 +0000

Unsanctioned Overdose Prevention Site goes up in Toronto & WSDA take on coastal fish farms in BC

This episode of GroundWire is produced by CKUT 90.3FM in Montreal broadcasting from the traditional unceded territory of the Haudenosaunee (Mohawk) nation.

Headlines

Snowbirds after the Storm

David Koch — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:33:59 +0000

In post-crash Florida, Canadians are part of a growing class of landlords

BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA—Corporations and wealthy investors have been buying up the glut of homes repossessed by banks since the subprime mortgage crisis began in the US in 2007, netting bungalows for the price of a pickup truck and then renting them back to locals.

"À qui la ville?"

arij — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:19:22 +0000

1er juin 2013 – À l’appel du Collectif "À qui la Ville", une centaine de personnes se sont installées sur un terrain vacant de la rue Notre-Dame, dans St-Henri, afin d’en exiger sa mise en réserve à des fins de logement social.

"Whose City? Our City!"

Tim McSorley — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 14:53:53 +0000

Montrealers occupy lot in city's southwest to demand more social housing

MONTREAL—Some 100 protesters established an occupation of an empty lot in Montreal's working-class neighbourhood of St-Henri on Saturday, calling on the city to dedicate more land to social housing and to reduce the rapid rate at which condominiums are being built in the city.

"Since 2000, Montreal has been in what we call a housing crisis,"

Régie du lentement

Tim McSorley — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:00:32 +0000

Record wait times at Quebec’s rental board affect low-income tenants

MONTREAL—On a wintry afternoon, housing rights activists and community organizers took their time in protesting through downtown Montreal, taking over an hour to walk just a few city blocks. The February 28 “slow march” ended at the offices of the Régie du logement, Quebec’s rental board, which protestors argue has become paralyzed by rising wait times.

SQUAT: THE CITY BELONGS TO US - Opening Fall Screening **

cinemapolitica — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:34:48 +0000

Subhead:

Return of Cinema Politica Concordia!

Mon Sep 17

city:

Montreal

Venue:

Concordia University, Room H110

Address:

1455 de Maisonneuve W

Cost:

Entry by donation

organizer contact:

info@cinemapolitica.org

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Link:

cinemapolitica.org/concordia

**In the aftermath of the Quebec Maple Spring join us for our first screening for the Fall 2012 semester of the Montreal premiere of:

SQUAT: THE CITY BELONGS TO US - Montreal premiere
Christophe Coello/FR / 2011 / 94 min / Spanish / S.T. English

10th annual Homelessness Marathon

Aaron — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:50:01 +0000

Subhead:

14 hours of radio on justice, not charity

Wed Feb 22 - Thu Feb 23

city:

On the airwaves of 35+ radio stations across Canada

Venue:

On the radio

organizer contact:

marathon@ckut.ca

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Link:

http://ckut.ca/homeless

CKUT radio presents:

The 10th annual Homelessness Marathon
14 hours of live radio programming on justice, not charity

Tune in and participate!

Seventh MMC Radio Segment/Septième segment radiophonique de la CMM

Natascia Lypny — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:36:47 +0000

Tuesday, July 12 on CKUT's Off the Hour

News briefs

Les rouages de la gentrification

Le Couac — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:53:29 +0000

Éviction de locataires

Les locataires de notre immeuble de six logements ont reçu comme cadeau de Noël, le 24 décembre dernier, un avis d'éviction de notre nouveau propriétaire.

Invitation soupe, chocolat chaud et tire d'érable! / Come enjoy warm soup, hot chocolate & maple taffy on snow!

Alex Leclerc — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:34:31 +0000

Sat Mar 19

city:

Pointe-St-Charles

Venue:

Bâtiment #7 / Building #7

Address:

coin Ste-Madeleine et Le Ber / corner of Ste-Madeleine & Le Ber

Cost:

Gratuit / Free

organizer contact:

CSA: http://www.centresocialautogere.org/contact

Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=45.482416,-73.55381&spn=0.007161,0.021136&z=16&msid=213580268266715187344.00049e5e06f3834cb7307

Link:

http://www.centresocialautogere.org/contact

(English follows)