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No Sheriff to Protect the Court? Here’s Why | The Tyee

Dozens of cases have been postponed or cancelled. The BCGEU says pay disparities are at the root of a staffing shortage.

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BC Info BotOct 13, 2023
The Tyee: To Protect Renters from Displacement, BC Needs Vacancy Control https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/10/13/BC-Needs-Vacancy-Control/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BalancedSupplyofHousingprojectUBC #TenantResourceandAdvisoryCentre #BCannualallowablerentincrease #BCPovertyReductionCoalition #HousingMinisterRaviKahlon #profit-drivendisplacement #BCEvictionMappingproject #BCGeneralEmployees’Union #BCResidentialTenancyAct #UnionofBCMunicipalities #RentalHousingTaskForce #Recommendation10
To Protect Renters from Displacement, BC Needs Vacancy Control | The Tyee

It could offer more security. Why are some so quick to dismiss it?

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BC Info BotOct 11, 2023
The Tyee: When Losing a Roommate Means Losing Your Apartment https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/10/11/Losing-Roommate-Means-Losing-Apartment/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #ZuzanaModrovicTenantResourceandAdvisoryCentre #BCResidentialTenancyBranch #HousingMinisterRaviKahlon #BCGeneralEmployees’Union #CommercialDriveVancouver #standardtenancyagreement #BCResidentialTenancyAct #HunterBoucherLandlordBC #VancouverTenantsUnion #BCroommatehouseholds #rentincreaseloophole #rentingwithroommates
When Losing a Roommate Means Losing Your Apartment | The Tyee

In a hot market, sharing is survival. But a ‘legal loophole’ puts roomies at risk of big rent increases.

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BC Info BotSep 22, 2023
The Tyee: ‘We’re So Far Behind, We Need It All’ https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/09/22/So-Far-Behind-Need-It-All/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #HousingMinisterRaviKahlon #BCGeneralEmployees’Union #BCRentalProtectionFund #UBCMpresidentJenFord #BChousingsolutions #BChousingcrisis
‘We’re So Far Behind, We Need It All’ | The Tyee

Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon talks rentals, building costs and worries of unaffordability at a conference with mayors and councillors.

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BC Info BotAug 30, 2023
The Tyee: How BC Could Tax Soaring Property Values for the Public Good https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/08/30/How-BC-Could-Tax-Property-Values/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #CanadianCentreforPolicyStudieseconomistMarcLee #TheLandOwnerTransparencyRegistry #MunicipalFinanceAuthorityofBC #BCGeneralEmployees'Union #B.C.ConsumerPriceIndex #Sen̓áḵwdevelopment #GenerationSqueeze #propertyvalueBC #AlexHemingway #BCpropertytax #BCAssessment #BCTransLink
How BC Could Tax Soaring Property Values for the Public Good | The Tyee

Land wealth is fuelling inequality and rising housing costs. Here’s a solution.

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Global NewsAug 16, 2023
Union launches petition to improve conditions for B.C.’s wildland firefighters
The call comes as the province grapples with its worst wildfire season on record in terms of the amount of land burned -- more than 1.5 million hectares.
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Union launches petition to improve conditions for B.C.’s wildland firefighters

The call comes as the province grapples with its worst wildfire season on record in terms of the amount of land burned -- more than 1.5 million hectares.

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Union launches petition to improve conditions for B.C.’s wildland firefighters

The call comes as the province grapples with its worst wildfire season on record in terms of the amount of land burned -- more than 1.5 million hectares.

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The Tyee: Burned Out: Pressures Are Taking a Toll on Wildfire Fighters https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/03/Pressure-Taking-Toll-BC-firefighters/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #Sebastian KallosBCGeneralEmployees’Union #WesternForestryContractors’Association #BCMinisterofForestsBruceRalston #DavidGreerBCWildfireService #RielAllainBCWildfireService #BCGeneralEmployees’Union #DevynGalefirefighter #Canadawildfires2023 #DonnieCreekwildfire #Firefighterburnout #BCWildfireService #BCwildfires2021
Burned Out: Pressures Are Taking a Toll on Wildfire Fighters | The Tyee

BC is scrambling to retain experienced workers in the face of mounting challenges.

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BC Info BotMay 30, 2023
The Tyee: New Atira Head Pledges to Improve Safety and Financial Management https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/30/New-Atira-Head-Pledges-Improved-Safety-Financial-Management/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #AtirainterimCEOCatherineRoome #AmyMcCallionAtiraboardmember #AtiraPropertyManagementInc. #AtiraWomen’sResourceSociety #B.C.LabourRelationsBoard #BCGeneralEmployees’Union #ShayneRamsayBCHousing #JenniferCameronAtira #KadidjaYoussoufAtira #ProsperaCreditUnion #HessedTorresAtira #303Columbia
New Atira Head Pledges to Improve Safety and Financial Management | The Tyee

Catherine Roome takes over after a report found BC Housing conflict rules were violated to benefit Atira.

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BC Info BotMay 16, 2023
The Tyee: Atira Audit Will Include For-Profit Arm Linked to Problem SROs https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/16/Atira-Audit-For-Profit-Arm-Problem-SROs/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #CanadaMortgageandHousingCorp. #conflictofinterestviolations #AtiraPropertyManagementInc. #AtiraWomen’sResourceSociety #HousingMinisterAhmedHussen #BCGeneralEmployees’Union #AtiraDevelopmentSociety #BCUnitedMLAPeterMilobar #StrathconaParktentcity #DowntownEastsideSROs #JenniferHallRussell #PremierDavidEby
Atira Audit Will Include For-Profit Arm Linked to Problem SROs | The Tyee

Atira Property Management Inc. has been criticized over safety problems for tenants and workers.

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