The Low-Income Energy Assistance Program is now available in North Hastings. This is great news for the community, especially for low-income families who are struggling to keep up with their monthly bills. The program was created by the Ontario Energy Board with the support of a variety of other agencies and utilities companies including; Hydro One Networks Inc., the Low Income Energy Network (LIEN), and the Ministry of Energy. The program provides emergency financial assistance to qualified ...
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Shortly after ACORN Canada’s founding in 2004, we released a series of reports that detailed the Payday Lending industry’s ripoffs and abuse of low and moderate income families. As a result of our research, and years long organizing campaign we’ve now seen provinces across Canada bring in regulations on this rogue industry that have curbed abuses and reduced costs for consumers.

Earlier today we released a new report looking at another f...

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