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ABC Vancouver's vision for the Downtown Eastside is taking shape, but not everyone is on board
As ABC Vancouver works to transform the Downtown Eastside, the ruling party’s vision is taking shape, including more police, ...
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Vancouver's DTES faces 'devastating' crisis as women's drop-in spaces close
Among the most urgent concerns are the decreasing number of overnight spaces for women. One key facility, the WISH Drop-in ...
Hundreds rally for Downtown Eastside as leaked memo adds detail to mayor's controversial revitalization plan
Mayor Ken Sim’s motion to freeze new supportive housing as part of his vision to revitalize the Downtown Eastside heads to ...
Vancouver City Council approves temporary pause on new supportive housing, including in the Downtown Eastside
Vancouver City Council has approved a temporary pause on any net new supportive housing units, including the Downtown ...
Indigenous community reacts to Downtown Eastside memo
A leaked memo proposed helping Indigenous people living on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside to leave the city, an idea critics ...
Leaked document shows new plan by Vancouver city council to alter the Downtown Eastside
Secret plan by Mayor Ken Sim’s chief of staff calls for quick development approvals, returning people to home communities and ...
Last piece of undeveloped Vancouver waterfront gets new plan
It’s 37 years since Li Ka-shing bought it, 35 since the city produced an official development plan and eight years since ...
Senior randomly attacked on Downtown Eastside, now she’s scared to go out alone
Gabriella Molnar is 93 years old and was walking back to her home on Alexander Street last month when she says a man struck ...
Vancouver council gets update on efforts to ‘uplift’ Downtown Eastside
The 42-page report outlined a long-term plan to replace the neighbourhood's aging and in many cases dilapidated single-room ...
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Canucks Sports and Entertainment and BCLC Partner for Special Community Experience for Downtown Eastside
Rogers Arena recently transformed into a massive dining room as a place of connection, warmth, and community for nearly 1,000 ...
Vancouver council votes to freeze construction of new supportive housing
A majority of Vancouver councillors have voted in favour of Mayor Ken Sim's motion to freeze the construction of net-new supportive housing in the city.