Hundreds rally for Downtown Eastside as leaked memo adds detail to mayor's controversial revitalization plan
Mayor Ken Sim’s motion to freeze new supportive housing as part of his vision to revitalize the Downtown Eastside heads to ...
Vancouver council gets update on efforts to ‘uplift’ Downtown Eastside
The 42-page report outlined a long-term plan to replace the neighbourhood's aging and in many cases dilapidated single-room ...
Senior randomly attacked on Downtown Eastside, now she’s scared to go out alone
Gabriella Molnar is 93 years old and was walking back to her home on Alexander Street last month when she says a man struck ...
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Dangerous offender subject of public warning rearrested in Vancouver's DTES
Strathdee is considered a dangerous offender and has a "history of violence and sexual assault," according to VPD. The police ...
Leaked document shows new plan by Vancouver city council to alter the Downtown Eastside
Secret plan by Mayor Ken Sim’s chief of staff calls for quick development approvals, returning people to home communities and ...
How a fire-proofed warehouse from 1913 became a 228-apartment building
Columbia Ventures nears completion of turning Union Terminal Warehouse into 228 apartments with space for retail and offices ...
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Mayor Kim's plan might change the DTES, but it won't improve residents' lives
But consider planner Patrick Condon’s point that, “Vancouver has added more housing than any other centre city in North America... If adding housing supply and new density to a city leads to ...
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Vancouver plans to tackle ‘humanitarian crisis’ of crime in Downtown Eastside
Vancouver’s Task Force Barrage will expand tactics that bring together police, fire, bylaw officers, sanitation crews and ...