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SAVE SOCIAL HOUSING AT LITTLE MOUNTAIN

Social housing tenants speak out

At a rally at the Little Mountain Housing complex, where nearly 200 social housing units now sit empty awaiting the tender mercies of bulldozers, two of the small number of tenants remaining described the destruction of their community. Ingrid Steenhuisen spoke movingly about the willingness of neighbours to help each other through illnesses and family emergencies, and the loyalty that characterized the community for five decades. She expressed the regret felt by tenants who have been moved out that they have cut in line in front of other families who have been waiting, some for years, for social housing.

Alana Zubot, a young mother, said: "We aren't against redevelopment of the site. We know that the buildings are old and the land is extremely valuable. But why couldn't those of us with children who go to school nearby, and elderly people who have lived here for a long time, have been given the choice to stay in one part of the complex while the rest was redeveloped? And instead of promising that the government will just replace the number of social housing units lost on the site, why can't they add units...there are so many people who are homeless or on the edge of homelessness."

Stop needless displacements and let remaining families relocate on site during
construction of the promised social housing.
Re-open vacant homes to families in need of housing.
No bulldozing of any homes until construction begins.
Increase the amount of social housing at Little Mountain, and keep all housing non-market.
Keep public land public – No sale of public land to private interests.
Implement a comprehensive housing program. We need immediate action at all levels of government build housing accessible for people of all income levels.

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Stands held Saturday, June 7^th

Municipality - intersection	Sponsoring Organization
Burnaby, Lougheed & Willingdon	Housing advocates & concerned citizens
Burns Lake	Concerned citizens
Colwood, Metchosin Rd.	Pilgrim United Church
Courtenay, Cliffe Ave. & 17th St.	Concerned citizens
Duncan	Canadian Mental Health Association
Gibsons, George Gibson's statue	Concerned citizens
Kelowna, Hwy 3 & Rutland Road	Faith Lutheran Church
Kelowna, Harvey Ave. & Hwy 97	BCTF Kelowna
Maple Ridge, 224th St. & Dewdney Trunk	Lutheran Church
Nanaimo, Pearson St. Bridge	Concerned citizens
Nanaimo, downtown, front of A&B	Student Council, Woodlands Secondary School
Nelson, Main St.	Anglican and Evangelical Lutheran, Nelson Cares
Nelson, Market	Anglican and Evangelical Lutheran, Nelson Cares
North Vancouver, Lonsdale & 15th	N. Shore Shalom Seekers, Community Housing Action Committee, Donna Stewart
North Vancouver, Carrie Cates Court near Lonsdale Quay	Marianna Harris & St. Andrew's United
Port Coquitlam, Shaughnessey St. in	Port Coquitlam Concerned Citizens front of City Hall
Richmond, Granville & Minoru	Richmond Poverty Response Committee & Richmond Teachers Association
Revelstoke, Mackenzie & 1st St.	Renter's Voice
Squamish, Highway 99 &Indust. Pkwy	Concerned citizens
Surrey, 93030 King George Hwy	Surrey Teachers' Association
Vancouver, 1st and Commercial	Random Acts of Kindness, Homeless Nation
Vancouver, 49th & Oak	Unitarian Church
Vancouver, 4th & Burrard	Dunbar Make Poverty History
Vancouver, Broadway and Macdonald	Concerned citizens
Vancouver, Broadway & Commercial	Streams of Justice, Betty K and friends
Vancouver, Burrard & Nelson	St. Andrew's-Wesley Church
Vancouver, Cordova & Gore	St. James Anglican Social Gospel Coordinating Group
Vancouver, Dunbar & King Edward	Barb Sutherland and neighbours
Vancouver, Georgia and Burrard	Christchurch Cathedral Social Justice Committee
Vancouver, Hastings & Nanaimo	Linda Shuto, colleagues & neighbours
Vancouver, Hastings & Campbell	Catholic Community Downtown Eastside
Vancouver, Granville Island Pk Walkway	City-wide Housing Coalition
Vancouver, Kerr & 54th	Streams of Justice and Mennonite Brethren Church
Vancouver, Main & 33rd	CALM
Vancouver, Sasamat & 10th	The Onstads
Vancouver, Alma & 10th	Concerned citizens
Vancouver, Main & 25th	CALM
Victoria, Mayfair Mall on Finlayson St.	Faith in Action between Blanshard & Douglas
Victoria, Bay Ctr Douglas St. entrance	Committee to End Homelessness