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“The Bird Sanctuary” is the name tenants have for the third floor room of the Clifton Hotel where an unsealed window opens the way...
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OP-ED | Make Holborn Pay for Loss of the Dunsmuir Hotel
‘Plan A, No Way!”: Tenants Rally Against Unfair Evictions, Surveillance, and Harassment
“Forget it, leave us here:” East Van Tenants Draw Crowd to Reject Eviction by Landlord Loophole
Understanding Canada’s State-Backed Real Estate Crisis
Post-Mortem of a Failed Policy Fix: Temporary Modular Housing in Vancouver (2016–2023)
- Policing & Carcerality
- Toxic Drug Crisis
Reversal of Bill 34 is a People’s Victory
Empty detox beds do not fix the poisoned supply or keep people safe.
From the US Border to Whalley & the Downtown Eastside: Drug Bust Stories Should Never be One-Sided Celebrations
Surrey Union of Drug Users Opens Pop-Up Inhalation Tent in Whalley
Speech from Mona Woodward: These wicked policies are by design and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise
City Hall
Chelsea Inn under threat Residents of the Chelsea Inn, a Single Room Occupancy (SRO) in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) staged a demonstration outside of...
Downtown Eastside
$25,000 lunch saga continues This week the provincial legislature debated whether to place limits on campaign contributions and spending in Vancouver civic elections, but...
Uncategorized
Photos: DM GILLIS As summer sets in, city staff are already making preparations for the coming fall. For the Downtown Eastside this means that...
Uncategorized
As the elections for three of the nine Board of Directors positions draw to a close at Vancity (today is the last day to...
Olympic Village
Up until recently, Pam Burge was one of the few remaining tenants in the city’s Olympic Village social housing on False Creek. Since moving...
Analysis
Over the past two years, a proposed development in the heart of North Vancouver has severely divided public opinion. This conflict came to its...
City Hall
Former city councilor Ellen Woodsworth speaks about her experience not only as a personal loss, but also as another casualty in Vancouver’s diminishing affordable...
City Hall
Along the north eastern shores of False Creek, between Science World and BC Place, lies a vast expanse of land owned by developer Concord...
News
Yesterday, over 27,000 workers in the BC Government and Service Employee’s Union went on strike; the largest job action the Union has taken in...
ABC Vancouver
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has announced a plan to freeze supportive housing development in the Downtown Eastside (DTES). The plan is part of a...