By Matt Kieltyka Metro The Residential Tenancy Branch has ruled overwhelmingly in favour of tenants in a West End apartment building who claimed their landlord was making their lives a nightmare. In a decision made Jan. 9, an arbitrator ruled …
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Selling Vancouver social housing buildings a ‘big mistake’: NDP MLA
Jennifer Gauthier/Metro Nicholson Towers, on 1115 Nelson Street, is one of two Vancouver social housing building being sold by BC Housing. By Matt KieltykaMetro An opposition MLA is preparing a final push to prevent the government from making “a big mistake” …
West End tenants handed win over landlord in ‘greed evictions’
By Matt Kieltyka Metro Jennifer Gauthier/Metro Absalon Figueroa (right) and husband Eric Stephenson outside their residence at 1168 Pendrell St. The Residential Tenancy Branch has ruled overwhelmingly in favour of tenants in a West End apartment building who claimed their …
West End tenants continue fight against landlord
Renters claim numerous violations of tenancy act since new owners took over in August By Kevin Griffin, Vancouver Sun December 15, 2014 In September, Vancouver-West End MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert, centre, stood in protest with tenants who had received eviction …
Spencer tables gender identity rights bill for the third time
Vancouver MLA tables gender identity rights bill for the third time By Emily Jackson Metro Matt Kieltyka/Metro File The first two times Vancouver-West End NDP MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert introduced a bill to protect gender identity and expression in …
Spencer Chandra Herbert: Together we can build a better B.C. that celebrates all gender identities
by Spencer Chandra… on Nov 21, 2014 at 12:12 pm Trans, Two-Spirit, and Genderqueer Liberation and Celebration March on August 1, 2014. Stephen Hui Another Transgender Day of Remembrance has come and gone. On November 20, people in communities …
Time to pipe down, jerks on motorbikes
Vancouver-West End MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert has written B.C. Attorney General Suzanne Anton requesting she do something about those annoying loud motorcycles. That noise you hear is not the sound of a 2014 Harley Street Bob with modified pipes bullying …