By the middle of 2011, Hydro One expects to have all of its clients on the new Time of Use billing. The program charges different prices for hydro throughout the day and based on the time of year. Peak hours are the times when hydro is most in demand and the rate is 9.9 cents per kWh. Mid-peak times are 8.1 cents and off-peak times are 5.5 cents. The intention is for consumers to adjust their usage wherever possible in order to save money on each bill, however, most families are reporting an ...
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Announcement via e-mail mailing list.

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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*1 out of 7 Canadian Women are living poverty –these women are most likely to be women of colour, immigrant and refugee women/women without status, Aboriginal women, young moms, senior women, women with disabilities, and trans people. (older figure, this number may be higher now!)

*Poverty limits women’s independence and can make it difficult for them to leave an abusive partner, upon whom they may be economically dependent

*The Welfare system operates on a model of monitoring your ever...
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Community Trust Donation
by Ken MacPherson

Rev. Rita Marie Browning (left) donated $300 to North Hastings Community Trust, on behalf of the Bancroft Spiritual Centre. Accepting the cheque is Lindsay Jolly (NHCT Program Coordinator). The Trust provides emergency financial assistance and community referrals to low-income families, individuals and children.


THANKS so much to the Bancroft Spiritual Centre for their generous donation in support of this non-profit agency, we anticipate meeting to dis...
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Fight Poverty to Spur Recovery

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The Low-Income Energy Network (LIEN) is pleased that Energy and Infrastructure Minister Brad Duguid issued a letter yesterday to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB), requesting it to resume work on a province-wide strategy to help low-income consumers reduce their energy consumption and costs. The Minister also sent a companion letter to the Ontario Power Authority (OPA), directing it to roll out an electricity conservation and demand management program targeted specifically to low-income c...
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