Mourning loss of affordable housing in London
CTV
Members of London Acorn chanted slogans and called for urgent action from all levels of government to prevent the loss of affordable housing units.
A mock funeral procession wound its way through London to lament the loss of affordable housing.
Members of London Acorn chanted slogans and called for urgent action from all levels of government to prevent the loss of affordable housing units.
“Affordable housing is decreasing but it doesn’t have to,” said Nawton Chiles as people marched through the SOHO neighbourhood. “The messages for the city [is] we are very supportive of their actions against renovations and we hope that they continue and make it very strong. The messages is also for the province who has gotten rid of rent control for buildings built after 2018.”
The funeral procession toured SOHO and Hamilton Road to highlight housing that’s been lost to renoviction or neglect.
Participants in the funeral procession shared eulogies of their lost homes.
