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Vancouver housing activists form renters union

February 22, 2012
| Mayor Gregor Robertson created a Blue Ribbon Affordability Task Force. Housing activist Nathan Crompton says that what renters in the city need to do is form a union.

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Opinion: Carleton University and University of Ottawa students face harsh and unfair criticism in UPass debate

By Kelly Black
| November 25, 2011

Mayor Watson proclaimed last week to be Bullying Awareness Week, but I don't think Transit Commissioners received the message. The province of Ontario defines bullying as "a form of repeated, persistent and aggressive behaviour... in a context where there is a real or perceived power imbalance." On Wednesday, November 16 at the Transit Commission meeting, commissioners patronized, bullied, and insulted students who had the audacity to suggest the city and OC Transpo may be wrong in calculating the UPass as revenue-neutral at $180 per semester.

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The Mediatheque on ice! Animation workshop for families

Dec 27 2011 - 12:00am
Jan 8 2012 - 12:00am

Location

NFB Mediatheque
150 John St.
Toronto, ON
Canada
Phone: 416-973-3012
43° 38' 56.994" N, 79° 23' 27.3876" W
See map: Google Maps

Looking for fun, affordable ways to spend quality family time over the holidays? Try one of our popular filmmaking workshops. There are so many to choose from that you can try a new activity every day!

Workshops are offered daily at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.

For children aged 3 to 13, $5 per child and free admission for accompanying adults. 

For registration, please call 416-973-3012.

Contact name: 
NFB Mediatheque
Contact email: 
fbmediathequeonf@nfb.ca
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The Mediatheque on ice! Holiday Screenings

Dec 27 2011 - 2:00pm
Jan 8 2012 - 12:00am

Location

NFB Mediatheque
150 John St.
Toronto, ON
Canada
Phone: 416-973-3012
43° 38' 56.994" N, 79° 23' 27.3876" W
See map: Google Maps

Need a break from the holiday hustle-and-bustle?

Give your family and your wallet some much needed down time. Visit us over the holidays to watch new releases, classics, wintry and holiday-themed animated movies - all for FREE!

Titles include:

The Sweater, Log Driver's Waltz, Lights for Gita, The Cat Came Back, Cinderella Penguin, It's Snow, Island, Blackberry Subway Jam, The Danish Poet, My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts, Noel Noel, The Legend of the Flying Canoe, Leon in Wintertime and Snow Cat.

This event is completely free!

Contact name: 
NFB Mediatheque
Contact email: 
fbmediathequeonf@nfb.ca
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affordability holiday national film board film screening

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Ontario Post-Secondary Tuition Fees Highest in Canada

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Fighting for the right to the city

By Am Johal
| July 23, 2010

In Vancouver, young families and seniors on fixed incomes put their groceries on their credit card.  Underemployed recent university graduates, overloaded with debt, are barely making ends meet.  You don't have to look very far to know that there's an affordability crisis in Vancouver.  This is one of the public policy challenges of our times.

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