‘Two hundred people died on the streets of London in the last two years, largely because they don’t have housing,’ said Jeff Hank, a co-organizer of a rally planned for Tuesday.
According to the latest National Rent Report by Urbanation and Rentals.ca, rent prices in London, Ont. rose in October 36.5 per cent for a one bedroom apartment, and 31 per cent for a two bedroom from the same month a year ago. On Friday, London Acorn held a protest outside city hall against the Ontario government’s controversial Bill 23.