Vancouver to transform Downtown Eastside by pausing social housing, cracking down on crime
In what Ken Sim called a pivotal moment in the city's approach to addressing addiction, crime and housing challenges in the DTES, he outlined three proposed policy shifts.
来自MSN11 小时
Concentration of supportive housing in Vancouver needs to end: Mayor Ken Sim
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim wants to stop the construction of new supportive housing units in the city until more is built elsewhere in the region. Sim said Thursday that Vancouver currently houses 77 per ...
Voice Online14 小时
Vancouver Mayor announces major initiatives to revitalize Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER Mayor Ken Sim on Thursday addressed the Save Our Streets Forum to unveil a comprehensive plan aimed at transforming ...
Vancouver mayor's revitalization plan calls for no new supportive housing in Downtown Eastside
A plan to allow no new supportive housing units in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside is drawing criticism from those who live and work in the community.
The Georgia Straight8 年
DTES activists' supervised-injection tent finally receives government funding and moves indoors
Authorities have brought an unsanctioned supervised-injection site that’s operated in the Downtown Eastside under the umbrella of Vancouver’s formal health-care system. More than 300 overdoses ...
The lessons we can learn from Vancouver drug consumption room
I just burst into tears, and I told her that I don’t want to do this anymore. And I keep trying to stop, I don’t know how to stop. And ...
Simon Fraser University22 天
Research Assistant – DTES Climate Readiness Roadmap Project
SFU Climate Innovation, in partnership with CERi and ACT, is conducting a community-engaged research project to assess the climate preparedness of social sector organizations in Vancouver's Downtown ...
The Georgia Straight7 年
Canada's Top Ten Film Festival includes B.C. films about Vancouver's DTES, Parkinson's, and ...
A number of notable Vancouver films figure prominently among the selections for this year's Canada's Top Ten Film Festival, which runs from January 12 to 21 at the Cinematheque. Right off the top ...
Global News1 个月
Downtown Eastside organizations say more people from outside region seeking help
Smedley said they want to see other cities around Vancouver step up and help ... 2:45 Is 60/40 housing split working in heart of DTES? Smedley said they are seeing more people who live in ...
The Vancouver Sun22 天
'They need to be kept safe': B.C. funds women's winter shelter in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
“More than 1,000 women in Metro Vancouver are currently homeless ... The shelter’s opening comes as funding cuts to another DTES non-profit, WISH Society, have forced the women’s ...
The Hamilton Spectator1 个月
Affordable community housing — for who?
who are reporting from the DTES instead of being reported onBy Eva Takakenew and Amy Romer As Vancouver’s housing crisis intensifies, Bob & Michael’s Place — a beacon of hope for many ...
The Hamilton Spectator21 天
From pessimism to hope in a three-course meal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Amy Romer, works as a mentor for Megaphone’s peer newsroom called The Shift in Vancouver’s ... who are reporting from the DTES instead of being reported ...