Judge again orders Abbotsford homeless camp eviction
As temperatures plummet and snow billows down before the holidays, today a B.C. Supreme Court judge ordered the eviction of an Abbotsford homeless camp.
Tag Archives: Homelessness
In more than a decade of journalism, one of my enduring interests has been housing, real estate and homelessness.
In 2013, I began a year-long reporting project exploring solutions to the affordable housing crisis in B.C. for the Tyee Solutions Society, investigating rental, social housing, and homeownership. I have been covering housing issues regularly since I first slept overnight in a squatted abandoned building for a Martlet newspaper feature in 2003.
Below are some samples from my homelessness portfolio.
Study Details Canada’s ‘Perfect Storm’ Housing Problem
Eroding incomes and plunging rental stock leave 380,600 households in ‘severe’ need.
Housing Justice Project puts affordable lodging and legal advocacy into action
Affordable housing is a recognized human right, say legal advocates, but too many residents of B.C. are unable to exercise that right, or even access the legal system as tenants.
David P Ball 