Joannah Connolly November 22, 2018 Wait times for B.C. renters to get help from the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) have been reduced by between 44 and 84 per cent, depending on the service, the B.C. NDP government announced November 21. …
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Ticket resellers support attempts to widen sales, but oppose price caps
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Provincial task force asked to update B.C. tenancy laws and address rental affordability
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