Analysis
Vancouver historian Michael Barnholden has written that there are at least two recurring themes in Vancouver’s political discourse. The first is a theme of...
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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
Nowhere to seek safety as gender-based violence worsens under drug supply & displacement crises
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
ABC Vancouver
On Dec. 18, Vancouver City Council approved the demolition of the Dunsmuir Hotel, a single-room occupancy building with 167 units at the corner of...
ABC Vancouver
Tenants in two Mount Pleasant buildings have found themselves among the first wave of renters impacted by the upcoming Broadway corridor redevelopment. One of...
ABC Vancouver
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...
Downtown Eastside
The uniqueness of this new drinkers' parklet stems from its significance to the people who use it, its permanence, and its relationship to decades...
City Hall
B.C. Housing has declared that by the end of the month at least five shelters will be closed throughout Vancouver.* According to the province,...
Analysis
Grassroots activism has won social housing above the new library to be built on the 700-block of East Hastings. The development will now include...
Analysis
For the last few years the City has repeatedly claimed that there is no money for housing. As the Mayor said last October when...
City Hall
NORTH EAST FALSE CREEK | A new deal between the city and the Concord Pacific development corporation might further change the social geography of...
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...