June 1 is around the corner, and for many people that means another month’s rent is due during the coronavirus pandemic, whether they can afford it or not.
For one Brockville Ont., area family, the clock is ticking to find a place to live by the end of the month or else they will be without. “We’re not provided the basic needs these days and this huge health crisis has brought it to the forefront,” said Shannon Dejong.
Dejong says in November, her landlord told her that they sold the home and repairs needed to be done, giving her a move-out date of June 2020.
As the months passed and the pandemic began, Dejong says she became unemployed and has been supporting her family on government assistance. “We actually don’t have anywhere to go as of