She said the landlord insisted the building complex on East Pender Street needed renovations, and evicted residents of all 22 units. These are our homes," said Robinet, who advocates for renters in her position with the Vancouver Tenants Union. An advocate with the Vancouver Tenants Union says she and other residents of this building on East Pender Street in East Vancouver were renovicted back in August and the building has remained empty since. In Port Coquitlam and New Westminster, local governments are taking action on renovictions. (Tina Lovgreen/CBC)Spencer Chandra Herbert, MLA for Vancouver-West End, says he's hoping for action on renovictions as soon as possible.

Source: CBC News March 26, 2019 20:37 UTC