For Many Women, Alberta's Boom a Bust
Rising housing costs, lack of alternatives lead to precarious situations Driven by the tar sands, Alberta's white-hot economy continues to make headlines. But the gendered repercussions of the...
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The Hexayurt
800px-Hexayurt_sa.jpgThe Hexayurt project is an attempt to create an extremely efficient, easy-to-construct, versatile and sustainable dwelling that can be affordable for people who live on around...
View ArticleMissing Election Issues: Housing
The Liberals released their election spending plan on Monday with promises on health care, education, infrastructure, environment and aboriginal affairs.But what about housing?Though housing concerns...
View ArticleHousing a "Huge Issue" in BC Politics
BC is currently in the midst of a huge election extravaganza. After the Federal Election this month, BC has faced two important provincial by-elections and will soon see municipal elections in...
View ArticleHome, Moldy Home
Victoria paper investigates West Coast Indigenous housing crisis TRADITIONAL TERRITORY OF SNUNEYMUXW FIRST NATION (NANAIMO, BC)–Coming quickly on the heels of a seven-part exposé of an Indigenous...
View ArticleControversy rocks lead-up to 2010 Olympics
With more than a full year before the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics begin, the games have already encountered stiff opposition. A range of groups have expressed their disagreement with the way that...
View ArticleShantytown, USA
Nickelsville residents demand permanent land for the homeless NICKELSVILLE (RENTON), SEATTLE–"Thank God for Nickelsville." That's how two women living at the site summed up their feelings towards the...
View ArticleToronto Housing Crisis
TORONTO-The City of Toronto is struggling to cope with an ongoing housing crisis, according to The Toronto Report Card on Housing and Homelessness, published by the City of Toronto. The study reveals...
View ArticleHomes not podiums, say Poverty Olympics organizers
The first Poverty Olympics were a light-hearted affair with an important message at Carnegie Centre in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside ghetto on Feb. 3. Activists used the satirical event to warn...
View ArticleApples, not applause, for AFN chief
Assembly of First Nations national chief Phil Fontaine's news conference in Vancouver on Feb. 18 was disrupted by an anti-Olympics native protester who dumped red apples on the podium. The red on the...
View ArticleHousing Activists Reclaim Olympic Village
Housing activists and their supporters reclaimed Athlete's Village in a carefully planned action on the afternoon of Saturday, May 15. The False Promises at False Creek rally disrupted the open house...
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