affordable housing
Indigenous leader discusses UN reconciliation policies in action
November 16, 2023By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Khelsilem is an Indigenous political leader, Chairperson of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), former SFU lecturer, and a leading voice for Sen̓áḵw’s affordable housing non-profit. The project is currently building 1,000 units of affordable homes and 6,000 apartments on Sen̓áḵw land. Khelsilem presented a seminar on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), and how this policy is enacted in everyday life. The Peak attended the October 18 lecture to learn more. UNDRIP has been considered a crucial framework for Indigenous justice since its adoption by 144 countries in 2007. Despite…
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The Walrus panellists discuss Canada’s housing crisis
November 7, 2023By: Olivia Sherman Content warning: brief mention of colonial violence. On October 26, Canadian magazine The Walrus hosted a series of speakers, ranging from experts to activists, to discuss equitable housing. The seven speakers each had seven minutes to present…
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Fostering local economies event sheds light on initiatives in Vancouver
June 29, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On June 15, The Peak attended an online lecture hosted by Community Economic Development with speaker Steve Johnson from Community Impact Real Estate (CIRE) to discuss the steps CIRE is taking to foster and invest…
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Moving Towards a More Equitable Housing System reimagines the rights and lives of renters
February 6, 2021Written by: Emma Jean, Staff Writer A group of statisticians, advocates, urban planners, real estate developers and a journalist walk into a Zoom meeting and ask each other what’s wrong with the housing market. Turns out, a whole lot. Moving…
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The student housing crisis that isn’t going away
September 5, 2016Priced out of options Moving is awful. So is not knowing where you’re going to live for the upcoming semester. Everything about student accommodation in Vancouver nowadays is just terrible. Now, imagine you were being evicted from your affordable housing…
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Support affordable student and family housing at SFU
March 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_1785" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo Credit: Talha Qadir[/caption] I used to live in SFU’s residence, and it wasn’t incredible. When I moved my bags into McTaggart-Cowan Hall, it was clear that not much had been maintained during the 30-something years…
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