Letter to the Editor published in the Richmond News December 9, 2011
The Editor,
Re: “Offshore dollars pose possible cause to poverty rates,” Letters, Nov. 30.
I read with amazement the Nov. 30 letter that raises yet again the persistent notion that offshore dollars skew the Richmond poverty statistics under Statistics Canada because they are not reported to ...
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Lack of housing puts renters at risk of homelessness.

BC Non Profit Housing Association
Rental housing, including non -profit housing, is a critical part of the British Columbia housing system. Non-profit housing societies are providers of affordable rental housing for those with low incomes. Along with ownership housing, rental housing plays an important role in the housing continuum serving  families and individuals at different life stages ...
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The BC Poverty Reduction Coalition recently surveyed Liberal leadership candidates about their plan for poverty reduction.
They sent each candidate a copy of the open letter  and asked them a few questions:

What is your position in regards to the open letter?
Do you support the legislated targets and timelines outlined in the letter?
Would you create a cross-government secretariat ...
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By Ethan Baron, The Province December 3, 2010
 

A highly respected news magazine has given B.C. a black eye on the global stage. This wealthy province’s abysmal record on child poverty is now international news.

Four million readers worldwide of the Economist are this week seeing an article that singles out B.C. as “one of the keenest ...
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Nelson Bennett, Richmond News
Published: Friday, July 03, 2009
When the city adopted its affordable housing strategy in 2006, city officials warned it could not go it alone, but needed senior governments at the table. But since then, the federal government has earmarked billions of dollars for various housing initiatives.
“People don’t seem to know the funding is there,” ...
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By Ian Austin,  The Province
June 4, 2009
New figures from Statistics Canada show that B.C. leads the nation in child poverty for the sixth year in a row.
The StatsCan figures show that 13 per cent of B.C. residents under 18 live in poverty — the highest percentage in Canada and well above the national child-poverty average ...
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By Matthew Hoekstra – Richmond Review
Published: April 22, 2009 11:00 AM  
 
A women’s shelter and up to 170 units of subsidized housing, some supporting those with mental health issues and addictions, have been rejected by B.C. Housing in a city-led proposal.
 
In early March, city council endorsed a proposed memorandum of understanding with the province’s subsidized housing ...
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Nelson Bennett /Richmond News
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Try living in a bank account.
That appears to be the City of Richmond’s strategy when it comes to affordable housing, says David Reay, co-chair of the Richmond Poverty Response Committee: collect money from developers for affordable housing that has yet to be built.
“We have a whole bunch of money ...
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It’s been a year since Richmond citizens kicked off a silent street corner protest
Alan Campbell, Richmond News
Published: Friday, March 20, 2009
Have you seen them? Perhaps given them a wave, a honk on your horn or maybe even a two-fingered salute?
You know — that little huddle of activists, lobbying every Saturday afternoon between 1 and 2 p.m. ...
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