Thursday meeting set for soon to be evicted tenants of Pinecrest Town Homes to hear of their rights

Fisherman's hall will be the host for a forum Thursday night for those
affected by the Pinecrest Town home  evictions

North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice is the latest of North Coast politicians to take to her social media platform, as she looks to offer assistance to Prince Rupert renters who are facing eviction on the east side of the city.

The MLA relaying her comments through her Facebook portal on Tuesday evening.

In her correspondence to those affected by renoviction issues at the Pinecrest Townhomes on Immanuel Street, Ms. Rice notes that she has requested more information from the new owners of the property in question, adding that as she awaits the details she is making herself available to tenants.

The North Coast MLA also outlines how she has contacted  the Ministry of Housing, as well as local housing advocate Paul Legace from the Unemployment Action Centre to assist in helping the soon to be evicted to navigate the process ahead.

Thursday's meeting for tenants of the Pinecrest Townhomes takes place
at Fishermen's All across Fraser Street from Save on Foods

Towards that, a Public meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow evening, March 5th at 5PM at the Fisherman's Hall on Fraser Street where Mr. Legace will offer up background on the legal rights that the tenants have in the face of the renoviction situation.

As we noted on Monday, the renoviction expulsions come during the height of a bit of a local crisis when it comes to affordable accommodation in the community.

That as a number of previous housing options are now closed owing to their own renonvations, and there being little in the way of new housing projects started in the last six years, or other rental units currently available in the city to cover off such a large surge of those looking for a place to live.

Ms. Rice's comments on the situation make for the third of a series of observations from area politicians, with Mayor Lee Brain using his Facebook page on Friday to speak to the topic, while MP Taylor Bachrach also took note of the situation through his social media portal on Tuesday.

You can explore some of the past  history to the current housing crunch in the city from our archive pages here.

Cross posted from the North Coast Review.