A-Infos (en) Canada, Peterborough Squatters Evicted A Third Time by Peterborough Coalition Against Poverty

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Squatter's "home" and property stolen last night Thursday, July 31, 2003
     Peterborough, ON -- At around 9pm last night, a small one-room
wooden building which was being used as shelter by two
squatters, was forcibly removed from its location on the bank of
the Otonabee River near the London Street footbridge.
This building - known by some as the "mad house" after it was
parked on the front lawn of city hall for three days last June to
protest the lack of affordable housing in the City- was providing
shelter for two squatters who were previously evicted by the City
from 1130 Water Street.

Members of the Peterborough Coalition
Against Poverty had built the shelter last summer as an
emergency response to the housing crisis in Peterborough.

The current location of the shelter and those responsibile for
removing it is currently unkown, though some speculate that the
City or the Peterborough Utililities Services (who owns the land
along the river) are responsible for removing the shelter.

The squatters, who were not in the building at the time it was
removed - have not yet determined where they will find another
location for shelter.

Anyone with any information regarding the whereabouts of the
"mad house" or the location of the squatter's property which was
inside the house at the time of removal, is asked to contact the
Peterborough Coalition Against Poverty at (705) 749- 9694 or
pcap (at) riseup.net

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Organizations & Individuals:
PLEASE ENDORSE OUR DEMANDS:
Send endorsements to pcap (at) riseup.net

We demand that the City of Peterborough:

1. Provide adequate shelter for the individuals who, following the
directive of City Council, were evicted from 1130 Water Street
and were therefore made homeless. 2. Resume negotiations with
PCAP/squatters regarding the future use of 1130 Water Street as
affordable housing. 3. Take steps to increase the funding and
supports available to residents of Peterborough whose hydro has
been or will be cut off because they cannot afford to pay the bill.


WHAT YOU CAN DO.

1. Call / send e-mails to City Council supporting the above
demands. (E-mail addresses and phone numbers are below).

2. SIGN THE PETITION OF SUPPORT (below).

* * * * * Contact Information for Peterborough City Councilors:
(Please contact all emails of support to slamble (at) pipcom.com)


GPagett (at) city.peterborough.on.ca
mayor (at) city.peterborough.on.ca
BHall (at) city.peterborough.on.ca
JoPritchard (at) city.peterborough.on.ca
DPeacock (at) city.peterborough.on.ca
PAyotte (at) city.peterborough.on.ca
medwards (at) nexicom.net
BJuby (at) city.peterborough.on.ca
JDoris (at) city.peterborough.on.ca
HClarke (at) city.peterborough.on.ca
JLeal (at) city.peterborough.on.ca
mhunt (at) city.peterborough.on.ca
clyon (at) city.peterborough.on.ca

Home Phone Numbers of Councillors:

Jeff Leal 742-1361
henry clarke 749-3149
margeree edwards 745-5864
glen paggett 742-4595
sylvia sutherland 743-3299
jack doris 745-5939
bill juby 745-4156
doug peacock 741-5435
paul ayotte 742-9835
bob hall 749-0867
john pritchard 741-2313


Petition Regarding 1130 Water Street

WHEREAS, the lack of affordable housing in Peterborough has
reached a crisis state and current strategies to address the
problem are inadequate;

WHEREAS, the Peterborough Coalition Against Poverty (PCAP)
and the squatters at 1130 Water Street have devised a direct and
immediate strategy to create more affordable housing by repairing
the property at 1130 Water Street;

WHEREAS, the city acted in bad faith by forcibly evicting the
squatters while still in the process of negotiations with
PCAP/squatters;


We the undersigned, urge the City of Peterborough to:

Provide adequate shelter for the individuals who, following the
directive of City Council, were evicted from 1130 Water Street
and were therefore made homeless. Ĝ Resume negotiations with
PCAP/squatters regarding the future use of 1130 Water Street as
affordable housing.

Take steps to increase the funding & supports available to
residents of Peterborough whose hydro has been or will be cut off
because they cannot afford to pay the bill.



Name: Address & Postal Code: Signature:


Drop off comwpleted petitions to PCAP: 393 Water St Unit #17,
Peterborough K9H 3S4 Tel: (705) 749-9694


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The Peterborough Coalition Against Poverty (PCAP) is a group
dedicated to political struggle against an economic system that
maintains and profits from the inequality, indignity and needless
suffering of poverty. PCAP organizes actions to support and
protect low income persons or groups who are being oppressed.

PCAP Office Location: #17-393 Water St. at Hunter St.,
Peterborough, Ontario, K9H 3L7 PCAP Phone Number:
705-749-9694 pcap (at) riseup.net
See also:
http://ocap.ca/pcap

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[Ad. Note: PCAP is a nonauthoritarian direct
action social class struggle initiative]


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