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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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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
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Police
In a now scrubbed blog, current VPD spokesperson Steve Addison gave insight into the thoughts of a Vancouver cop. What did he have to...
Analysis
In recent months we have witnessed a moral panic over shoplifting and the rise of terms such as “violent shoplifting.” Journalists and "experts" have...
Downtown Eastside
In the early hours of January 5, 2021 – just five days into the new year – the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) executed a...
Police
Defunding the police seems to be the topic for the last few months. Everyone is wondering: should it be done, or should it not...
Analysis
In the wake of political events erupting across North America over the past month, we are now at a moment in history when Vancouver...
City Hall
It's the end of "Gregor's decade." Are we standing at the possible threshold of a new era in Vancouver municipal politics? Mainlander Editor Andrei...
News
WIKILEAKS | Earlier this week The Guardian released a Wikileaks cable that discusses logistics and security concerns surrounding the Vancouver Olympics. The cable also...
Analysis
In addition to rent increases caused by the upscaling and renovation of dozens of low-income buildings around the city, Vancouver is losing affordable housing...
Analysis
Vancouver City Council will hold a special meeting this Tuesday, Dec 12, to look over the proposed municipal budget. An administrative report distributed November...
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...