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Even renters making $100,000 are being evicted in Vancouver, data shows

Kristin Thurber thought she had it pretty good.

She was making $41 an hour working in the film industry, and for five years lived in a small rental house in Burnaby where she and her close-knit neighbours grew hostas and vegetables together.

But in July 2022 she was given an eviction notice — for no good reason, she says — triggering a series of events that led to her losing her job and becoming homeless.

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