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Evan Johnsen Evicts Parkdale Tenants

Posted on: January 28, 2022 /

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Today tenants of 12 Lansdowne attempted to deliver a letter to their landlord Evan Johnsen at his King Street West residence demanding that he drop the eviction notices he issued to them. Johnsen, who cannot be reached by tenants by phone or email, made himself scarce and would not accept the tenants’ letter himself. Tenants

Laxton Tenants Fight for Homes

Posted on: May 22, 2021 /

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Late at night Friday May 14th, just over a week ago, the tenants of 9 Laxton – a rooming house in Parkdale – were forced out of their homes by a fire. The Red Cross, contracted by the city to provide shelter, food, and provisions for tenants of rooming houses after emergencies, found them a

Nestlé Workers on Strike

Posted on: May 3, 2021 /

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This week 470 workers walked off the job and stopped production at the Nestlé chocolate factory near Lansdowne and Dundas. Nestlé pays its temporary workers $6.57 less per hour than permanent employees, even though they do the same jobs, but it takes years of service to become permanent employees. A large number of Nestlé workers

What does the new Ontario “Eviction Ban” really mean?

Posted on: January 14, 2021 /

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Tenants are understandably confused by the latest orders from the province regarding evictions in Ontario. Yesterday, the Ontario government issued a temporary mandate banning most eviction enforcement during the state of emergency. This order expires in 14 days, at which time it must be renewed. But what does the ban really mean? Many Ontarians were

In Memory of Peter Madaka (October 5, 1961 – December 26, 2020)

Posted on: January 10, 2021 /

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A dear friend and powerful tenant organizer in Parkdale has passed away. In Memory of Peter Madaka: Peter Madaka was a neighbor of mine at 1251 King Street West. I met him in 2018, the year our landlord applied to raise our rent above the legal guideline. People in our building responded by collectively withholding

Organized Tenants Stop Eviction

Posted on: January 9, 2021 /

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Today organized tenants successfully stopped an eviction from being carried out in Little Portugal. Timbercreek/Hazelview took ownership of the building less than two months ago and while this eviction was started before they bought the building, they now have a clear decision to make: will they try to drag a single mom and her children

Michael Lax: You Won’t Evict our Neighbours!

Posted on: September 14, 2020 /

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Yesterday flyers were posted in the neighbourhood of landlord Michael Lax of Nuspor Investments, owner of the high rise apartment building at 1251 King in Parkdale. Flyers were also posted in the area of the private school where Lax is a director. We hope Lax’s neighbours and the families who are part of his school

We Won’t Abandon Our Schools

Posted on: September 8, 2020 /

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In wealthy neighbourhoods across Toronto, in-person enrollment sits at 80-95% for their elementary schools. In working class neighbourhoods like Parkdale, Jane and Finch, Markham and Eglinton and throughout Scarborough, 25-60% is the norm. So, what do they know that we don’t know? They know that when they keep their kid enrolled, they prevent classes from

What OPSEU Workers Can Do About Mass Evictions

Posted on: July 16, 2020 /

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Unionized public service workers (members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union) are required at every stage of the eviction process. Without those workers, mass evictions would not be possible. Participating in the eviction of struggling tenants during a health and housing crisis is not a public service. Your employer may demand you participate in

Breaking News: Evictions to resume as soon as August 1

Posted on: July 7, 2020 /

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“It’s not fair to the neighbours. It’s not fair to the people in the neighbourhoods.” – Doug Ford on tenant protests and not impending mass evictions, July 7, 2020 Ford is now moving to end the eviction moratorium at the same time as pushing through Bill 184. This new law enables mass evictions through fast-tracked

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