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The United States will lose. It is not trying to win in the first place. It is simply trying to ensure that the whole world loses.

today housing those most in need in our community - the Maria Keary Cottage.

The cottage was renovated in 2010 to become a 35-bed transitional supportive housing facility. Maintaining its original use of purpose-built rental.

where interestingly the theme emerged of women in New Westminster being champions of affordable housing, housing free of discrimination, and featured the story of one of our cities very first purpose-built historical rental buildings constructed in 1887, which remains in use as a rental building

garment industry strike led by the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union the year prior. Today, the holiday remains “left-coded,” even if most people are still unaware of its labour union roots.

It was wonderful to celebrate it by taking a walking tour put on by the city of New West Museum,

The day was established after a refugee and labour organizer named Theresa Malkiel led a strike in Manhattan, New York and sought to encourage more women to take an active role.

On Feb 28, 1909 thousands of women marched on New York City, with the date being chosen to mark the anniversary of the

So it looks like some ppl are big mad and resorting to attacking me personally for sharing my 🧵on Facebook about how disinformation is spread about supportive housing in our city #newwest. Whelp! They can stay mad.

Happy International Women's Day! A day founded by socialist women and labour unions.

It’s pretty fucking rich of the New West Progressives to push this “wet facility” bullshit when Paul Minhas makes a living selling alcohol. #NewWest

Marking International Women’s Day, she said the violations of international law being witnessed are “shocking and numbing”,

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Essential reading #newwest

If you’re interested in learning more about this project so that you don’t fall victim to the misinformation and disinfo being spread in our city please ensure to attend the next consultation led by BC Housing:

Location: Anvil Center
Date: Thursday, Mar 19
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Register here:

20th Avenue New Westminster - Community Open House View the latest project information on poster boards, meet project representatives and ask questions.

If you’re interested in learning more about this project so that you don’t fall victim to the misinfo/disinfo being spread in our city please ensure to attend the next consultation led by BC Housing:

Location: Anvil Center
Date: Thursday, Mar 19
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Register here:

I also just posted a longer detailed breakdown on Facebook, where the misinformation and disinformation is being spread the most. www.facebook.com/share/p/18Vu...

Great 🧵 that #NewWest folks can share to counter some of the anxiety about new transitional housing that is circulating over on that other platform.

This woman, US citizen living in Skokie, was detained at Ohare yesterday, taken to Broadview, then transferred to a detention facility in Wisconsin, now released. We know all this not because of DHS, who repeatedly denied that they even had her, but because her phone was pinging in those locations.

Sad to hear misinfo is being spread on this topic

There’s more disinformation about this project in new west but I’ll leave it there for now and unpack the rest later.

The LOC is a binding formal doc assuring a municipality, in this case #neweest, that a project will include 24/7 staffing, safety features (i.e lighting/on-site toilets) & operational plans to manage impacts on the neighbourhood. It serves as a guarantee of accountability and operational standards.

to standardize a stronger process for all their projects rather than engage in weaker voluntary initiatives such as GNA’s with different cities across the province. That is why they introduced the “letter of commitment” (LOC) process, a formal and binding agreement expanding beyond what’s in a GNA.

They’re also “voluntary” and unenforceable, they’re not legally-binding, this is often noted in the agreements, and there is clear recognition that City bylaws, and other statutes and legislation shall at all times take precedence
over the “Good Neighbour Agreements.” Which is why B.C. Housing chose

city of #newwestminster and the operator, neighbours are not “signees,” to this agreement and they’re not decision-makers nor do they get a say or are consulted on this voluntary agreement between the city and the operator. In other words GNA’s aren’t an agreement between the city and “neighbours.”

3. ‘Good Neighbour Agreements’ (GNA) are required to ensure that current neighbours get to contribute to decision-making and that this housing will be “safer,” for neighbours and tenants.

False:
GNA’s have no teeth, and are not as enforceable as the other agreements in play. GNA’s are signed by the

This approach will ensure that residents aren’t made to suffer or at risk under the current toxic drug crisis and can be connected to wrap-around supports on-site and in the city, including supports through the #newwest Crisis Response Project. Also stable homes support with recovery processes.

For those residents that do use substances (incl alcohol and drugs) - which guess what chaos agents is no different than current neighbours in your ‘hood that are already likely using substances (I.e smoking, alcohol, and yes drugs) - the operator will follow a humane harm reduction approach.

Tenants will be those who’ve been relegated to living in shelters or sleeping rough long-term in New West, ensuring that they’re housed in this program provides them a temporary home until permanent housing is built and also frees up shelter space. Not all tenants will use substances but some will.

2. Disinformation: This is a “wet facility,” shelter solely for substance users.

False:
First the term “wet facility” has been used to push a moral panic and drive fear over these homes by chaos agents from NWP. Also, this isn’t a shelter, residents of these homes are renters who’ll be paying rent.

The project’s TUP was renewed 3 times since opening in 2021 and with the third permit expiring in September 2025, no further renewals were legally permitted under the Local Government Act. Also by its nature this specific B.C. Housing program is meant to be quick-build, temporary and transitional.3/

1. Disinformation: “This project failed in Victoria and they didn’t want it.”

False:
This project did not fail in Victoria and the city said no such thing. It was under a temporary use permit (TUP) that was renewed by the city to the max & under provincial legislation couldn’t be renewed again.2/

Last night I went to the B.C. Housing led meeting on the “Tiny Home Village” proposed on 20th Street in New West. The meeting was filled with coordinated attendees who came to spread misinformation drilled into them by the bigoted chaos agents known as NWP in #newwest. Some of the misinfo incl: 1/

I’ll be on @msnownews.bsky.social with @chrislhayes.bsky.social talking about the US strike on the Iranian elementary school and the rising civilian casualties in this war. Live at 8.40pm Eastern.

Join us.

‘Our women, they get lost on the street’: On the front lines of Edmonton’s Indigenous unhoused crisis These ancient trees are almost certainly doomed. Meet the people risking everything to protect them all the same

Brandi Morin's latest: On the front lines of #Edmonton’s Indigenous unhoused crisis.

On the frigid city streets, one woman, known as ‘Mama Bear,’ offers care and resistance as police intensify encampment crackdowns.

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