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Our blogging friend OttawaSteph needs some advice

Scott Tribe — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:24:14 +0000

Taking a break from this prorogue stuff, there’s been some new developments in the case of our blogging friend OttawaSteph, who’s gotten some help from her local MP in talking to the landlord, but she now faces a decision on whether to legally fight to stay at this current rental (apparently, they’ve still decided to kick her out, regardless of the money she raised that pays off the December amount + arrears) or to take the MP’s office up on an offer to find a cheaper place, with the landlord agreeing to give her some time to locate that.

Head on over and give her some thoughts, if you [...]

Its Christmas – please help OttawaSteph (& her cats) out if you can.

Scott Tribe — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:49:46 +0000

I’ve seen this story of this unemployed civil servant (who goes by the moniker of OttawaSteph at her blog) who has had a run of bad luck and who faces eviction in less then 2 weeks if she can’t come up with the money to pay her landlord. Briefly, she’s been looking hard for work, but nothing so far – EI has only covered the basic necessities, not the rent. She’ll not only be thrown out of her home; but she’ll lose her pet cats – her family more or less – in the process.

In desperation, she’s asked the internet/blogosphere for help in coming up with the [...]