This woman on a fixed income is desperate to stay put as new data show huge Hamilton rent rises

Colleen Langmead feels knots forming in her stomach whenever she thinks about her eviction notice. The 51-year-old pays $500 a month for an east-end bachelor apartment and can't afford much more. Her fears come as data from CMHC and Zumper show the average rental listing price in the city has grown from $1,681 in 2019 to $2,212 in 2023.