The Lauren great for pet owners
With regard to the Lauren, I think that many of the tenants have moved in as I did, thankful for the pet friendly policy, in writing, on the lease. The last time I walked by the rental tower at St. Andrew - Wesley it was marked no pets. My one bedroom (and a den) costs me $1400 a month, has an ensuite washer and dryer, and dishwasher and microwave. For me however the only thing that mattered was having my cats acknowledged in writing. For pet owners, this building is a welcome addition to the West End.
- Margaret Third
Invasion of privacy
At 8:15 pm tonight (Monday), I had a knock on the door of my apartment on the 15th floor of my block in the West End, only to find a canvasser representing the Vision Vancouver party, complete with clipboard, standing there wanting to talk to me about my voting intentions in the upcoming mayoral election.
I've written to Vision to find out why their canvasser was prepared to breach the building's security rules in order to invade the privacy of its occupants at such a late hour and, in addition, registered an official complaint but this is just to let your readership know about the underhand manner in which Vision is trying to get access to the electorate.
Needless to say, I won't be voting for Vision in the election . . . but then I wasn't going to anyway.
- Roger
Forget chair yoga, seniors need affordable housing
Oct. 1 was National Seniors Day. The Vancouver Seniors Advisory Committee sponsored a glorified sewing circle at the Vancouver Public Library complete with seminars on: Laughter, chair yoga…the list is too dreary to detail in its entirety.
Perhaps the mandate of the Advisory Committee doesn’t include concerns for seniors living hand-to-mouth because of greedy landlords. Who does express this concern, exactly? I was informed by an NDP representative that we live in a capitalist society! (Thankfully, Tommy Douglas doesn’t have to endure what happened to the Party).
We’re living in a city where city council considers $1,433 a month for a studio apartment to be affordable. One would think the Committee would consider this at least as important as the plight of the elderly LGBT community and take aim at all political parties countenancing landlords taking tenants hostage.
Over 10 per cent of renters are paying 50 per cent or more of their income on rent, a position putting them one pay cheque away from homelessness. Imagine an elderly person, already beset with problems facing the possibility of eviction or having to do without in order to satisfy insatiable greed.
With elections looming, it's high time we held feet to the flames and demanded roll-backs on rents before renters are ushered off to the hinterlands of the province to make way for those with bigger bucks.
– Victoria Joss
A big thank you
For all the guys and gals working on the sewer replacement between Cambie and Granville on 25th, a big thank you! You've worked hard to keep the traffic moving. It is much appreciated.
– Lenore
