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The already dire housing crisis in Vancouver is about to worsen with the mass expiration of funding and operating agreements for twenty-five thousand social...
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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...
Housing
The Park Beach Tenant Collective, members of the Vancouver Tenants Union, and supporters gathered outside Plan A Real Estate Services’ offices in downtown Vancouver...
Action
A building permit application made to the City of Vancouver in September 2022 reveals that landlord Andrzej Kowalski intends to replace the seven rental...
Analysis
In this essay Maria Wallstam and Nathan Crompton provide an overview of the historical evolution of government subsidies provided to Canada’s real-estate sector. State-backed...
City Hall
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...
City Hall
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...
History
EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION| The first part of Nathan Crompton’s three-part essay introduced the history of anti-asian racism in Vancouver, while the second part focused on...
City Hall
On May 7th the Development Permit Board (DPB) approved the application of a 10 storey luxury development in Chinatown. The project, financed by Solterra...
City Hall
This past Monday, April 23rd, all three voting members of the Vancouver Development Permit Board (DPB) voted in favor of the 'Sequel 138' condo...
Downtown Eastside
DTES Community organizing against Sequel 138 condos shows united opposition to displacement by gentrification. The date is looming for the City's Development Permit Board...
Downtown Eastside
UNCEDED COAST SALISH TERRITORY, VANCOUVER: On Tuesday April 10th more than 100 Downtown Eastside residents gathered for a rally in the theatre of the...
COUNTERPOINT
EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION | Since publishing Part I of this three-part series, other publications have followed suit, with similar columns appearing in the Vancouver...
Art & Culture
EDITORAL INTRODUCTION | From the start, Vancouver has been marked by a history of racism against Chinese and Asian immigrants, a fact which few...
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...