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Report shows rental market “out of control”
The number of landlords trying to evict tenants through applications to the local Landlord and Tenant Board office jumped by 95 per cent from 2010 to 2016. Over the same six-year period, the Ontario-wide increase of landlords making an L2 application — the next step if tenants contest the form used to evict them — …
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Out of Control Rental Housing Report
Housing affordability for tenants has reached crisis levels in Hamilton and other Ontario communities. With less than a week left in the provincial election campaign, all political parties need to let voters know what they will do to address the rental housing crisis. The SPRC’s newest report Out of Control: Ontario’s acute rental housing crisis …
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More support needed to address women’s homelessness in Hamilton
Despite an increase in funding, the crisis continues, a new report shows Supporting Our Sisters saved Tamara Hinds’ life. Without her son and help from the wraparound program for women experiencing homelessness, the 47-year-old said she “wouldn’t be here” today. “Literally — not just homeless,” she told a Spectator editorial board meeting Monday. Hinds, who …
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Report Release: How’s the Weather Now?
Current Conditions and Forecast for Women’s Homelessness in Hamilton Investment in women’s homelessness has increased exponentially due to the work of the Women’s Housing Planning Collaborative (WHPC) but a crisis persists. Come learn about The Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton’s report followed by a performance by Singin’ Women. Light refreshments will be provided. …
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New SPRC report on Intergenerational Trauma and Aboriginal Homelessness focusses on root causes and critical solutions to address disparities and inequities
SPRC CHEERS HISTORIC INVESTMENT BY CITY OF HAMILTON IN INDIGENOUS-LED POVERTY REDUCTION INITIATIVES The SPRC presented to the General Issues Committee of City Council last week our newest report “Intergenerational Trauma and Aboriginal Homelessness: An introduction for service providers and community members”. This report explores what intergenerational trauma is, how it relates to historical treatment …
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Hamilton’s living wage issue must wait until 2017 budget discussions
By Kevin Werner The City of Hamilton could be a leader within the community in the fight against poverty if it started to pay its 500 seasonal and temporary employees a living wage. Poverty activists, business owners, a McMaster University professor and even students from a grade 5 class at Rousseau Elementary School in Ancaster, …
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