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Yesterday the City of Vancouver announced that it will be leasing some of its land to rental housing developers. The initiative is part of...
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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has announced a plan to freeze supportive housing development in the Downtown Eastside (DTES). The plan is part of a...
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As the election approaches, we can expect the assault on harm reduction to grow and metastasize as a lurid wedge issue, fed from Conservative...
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ABC’s decision to close Larwill Place will further exacerbate mass homelessness in the name of developer profits. It also signals the end of the...
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On July 19, the City of Vancouver issued an email letter to Vancouver Coastal Health declaring the lease for Thomus Donaghy Overdose Prevention Site...
Analysis
In the four years since the financial crisis of 2008 brought a North American-wide collapse in housing prices, the Canadian government has successfully taken...
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* Photo credit: David Vaisbord, The Little Mountain Project * An updated Little Mountain Policy is coming to Vancouver City Council today, June 27...
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The City's developer task force released another interim report today -- a follow-up to the previous very preliminary interim report (see The Mainlander's analysis...
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The Georgia Straight recently published a cover story titled "Sullivanism versus Jane Jacobs", detailing former NPA Mayor Sam Sullivan's continuing efforts to push high-rise...
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On May 7th the Development Permit Board (DPB) approved the application of a 10 storey luxury development in Chinatown. The project, financed by Solterra...
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This past Monday, April 23rd, all three voting members of the Vancouver Development Permit Board (DPB) voted in favor of the 'Sequel 138' condo...
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This piece was originally published in rabble.ca here In the poorest urban neighbourhood in Canada, Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES), gentrification has been on the...
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This open letter was originally published in the Georgia Straight. It is a response to a letter originally posted here. The time has come...
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Three dozen seniors living on fixed incomes in the Lions Manor building at 6th and Main have been served with a 45% rent increase....
