Vancouver Wednesday, September 26, 2018 1:30 PM The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing is listening to the concerns of renters and taking action on an early recommendation from B.C.’s Rental Housing Task Force by cutting the annual allowable rent increase by 2%, limiting it to inflation. That means that effective Jan. 1, 2019, the annual […]
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Vancouver Monday, September 24, 2018 9:45 AM British Columbia’s Rental Housing Task Force is recommending the provincial government change the annual allowable rent increase formula to ease pressure on renters. “We listened to the voices of British Columbians concerned about affordability, reviewed how other provinces set rent and have a solution,” said Spencer Chandra […]
Williams Lake Monday, September 24, 2018 10:45 AM People in need of affordable housing in Williams Lake, including those with disabilities, soon will have access to new, safe and secure housing, with construction underway on 39 rental homes. “We know that the housing crisis is not just a big-city problem. It’s impacting smaller communities like […]
Photo description: Vita’s contingent in the Disability Pride Parade, in front of Queen’s Park in Toronto. Group stands behind and beside the Vita Banner. The 8th Annual Toronto Disability Pride March happened yesterday and I’d been looking forward to it both personally and professionally. I had never been in the Toronto parade before and we […]
Joe and I went into a grocery store on the way home from work and zipped around enjoying ourselves. After a trip away, this kind of ordinary thing signals in a meaningful way that we are home. We got a fair lot of groceries and went to find a check out and found, again, that […]
He laughed at me. He tried not to, but he actually laughed at me. I knew he had been working to take me seriously but then he just started laughing. He was the manager of a hotel we stayed at on our trip. We were in the hotel for a couple of days and I […]
Years ago, when I first became a wheelchair user, Heathrow airport was a frightening place to fly into. We’d have asked for assistance to get from the gate to luggage and out and many times we sat up to 40 minutes waiting for that help to arrive. The terminal has long corridors and long ramps, […]
It is said we all die two deaths. One is the physical one, and the other comes on the last day that someone ever thinks of you or speaks of you or remembers who you are. When I first read this it struck me as inspiration to live a life worthy of memory, worthy of […]
Attention Self Advocates. Here your chance to advocate participate in The 2019 Budget Consultation Victoria Saturday, September 15, 2018 8:30 AM People in B.C. will have an opportunity to share their ideas and priorities for the province’s next budget with the release of the Budget 2019 consultation paper. The all-party Select Standing Committee on Finance […]
