ACORN

“Somebody had to stand up to them. It might as well be me.”

Robert DeVet — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 14:59:23 +0000

North Dartmouth Tenants Town Hall hears litany of complaints

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Sparks were flying at last night's town hall meeting on tenants rights at the Dartmouth North Community Centre.

Keeping up the pressure on MetCap Living

Robert DeVet — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 15:18:51 +0000

Apartments not safe, unhealthy, tenants say

(KJIPUKTUK), HALIFAX - MetCap Living, one of the largest landlords in Nova Scotia, is not providing safe and healthy homes, tenants say.

Nova Scotia Needs a Raise

Robert DeVet — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 15:23:58 +0000

Lively town hall kicks off living wage campaign

When Omar Joof arrived in Nova Scotia in 2002 minimum wage looked pretty good. Until the bills started to roll in, that is.

Pretty soon he was working two or even three shifts a day as a janitor.

When austerity goes bad

Robert DeVet — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 16:53:02 +0000

It's just too hard to make ends meet, people on income assistance say

(KJIPUKTUK), HALIFAX - Last Wednesday's North End town hall on welfare reform offered an opportunity for people living in poverty and commu

MetCap Unhealthy Living

Robert DeVet — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:50:08 +0000

K'JIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) – There is only one word for what happened to Kathleen Latter a few months ago.

Gross.

MetCap Living makes living in Dartmouth apartments miserable, tenants say

Robert DeVet — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 12:51:21 +0000

K'JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - On its website MetCap Living, a company that owns many apartment units in HRM, promises “a great living experience in friendly neighborhoods.”

ACORN Nova Scotia continues to grow, establishes Dartmouth chapter

Robert DeVet — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:08:37 +0000

Grassroots activism and patient organizing pay off for anti-poverty organization

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - At a community meeting in North Dartmouth last night Nova Scotia ACORN formally established its second chapter in metro.

Metro Housing tenants tired of cockroaches and bedbugs

Robert DeVet — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 22:10:10 +0000

"We are the tenants of 101 Nova Court and we are very tired and fed up with the living conditions in here. There are bed bugs and roaches in here. They're in the hallways and most of the apartments."

Landlords from hell and rodents for roommates

Robert DeVet — Tue, 13 May 2014 22:22:42 +0000

K'JIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) – About twenty low income tenants came to City Hall to find some accountability, but all they found were rodents, insects and bedbugs.

Lively community meeting tackles landlord licensing and rent control

Robert DeVet — Fri, 09 May 2014 16:02:10 +0000

ACORN Nova Scotia establishes Halifax chapter

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - For many people in Nova Scotia bed bugs, Nova Scotia Power bills and rent increases are much like the weather. You can complain about it, but it's not going to make a difference.