Analysis
Mayor Robertson and his party won power on the backs of the poor, claiming to represent their aspirations and promising to "End Homelessness." Today,...
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- Essays
- Housing
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
News
Surrey Union of Drug Users is requesting that the province ensure supervised inhalation services match injection service hours at minimum. Inhalation is the route...
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...
News
After a complaint was submitted to the National NewsMedia Council (NNMC), the National Post has settled on issuing a public clarification regarding one of...
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...
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...
City Hall
In a letter written to City Council in advance of this Thursday's vote on approving new condo developments in the Downtown Eastside, former Vancouver...
City Hall
The 10 SITES COALITION of Downtown Eastside organizations has issued a statement opposing the "Historic Area Height Review," which goes before City Council on...
City Hall
At a forum held last night at the VPL, residents questioned the way the City of Vancouver conducts public consultations. The event’s organizers, a...
City Hall
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM | Legislation that would make Vancouver municipal parties disclose their donors and would cap corporate donations and overall campaign spending, might...
City Hall
A memorial service for the three men who died in an East Van house fire was held Saturday at the Longhouse Council Native Ministry....
Education
BC Liberal leadership candidate Kevin Falcon's campaign team sent out a press release yesterday (Jan 4) proposing that BC teachers' pay should be tied...
Features
The Fight HST movement engaged much of the electorate, who were furious that the BC Liberals campaigned against the tax in April 2009 only...
Homelessness
A house fire on Pandora Street took three lives last Thursday. The event instigated the right-wing NPA to call for an inquiry. However, to...
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...