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Downtown Eastside, organized crime and Vancouver

Vancouver Is Awesome · 15h

Vancouver mayor, police chief announce $5M strategy to combat crime in Downtown Eastside

Ken Sim: "We're at a breaking point, and we can't keep pouring money into a system that isn't delivering real results."

The Canadian Press on MSN · 14h

Vancouver plans to tackle 'humanitarian crisis' of crime in Downtown Eastside

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and the city's police chief have unveiled a task force to tackle organized crime in the Downtown Eastside and beyond.

Vancouver Sun on MSN · 14h

Vancouver launching $5 million police surge hyper-focused on Downtown Eastside

Vancouver’s mayor and police chief trumpeted a plan Thursday to boost police funding with a specific focus on the Downtown Eastside. At a news conference Thursday at City Hall, Vancouver Police Chief Adam Palmer and Mayor Ken Sim announced what they called a “long-term initiative to dismantle organized crime.

Global News on MSN · 13h

Vancouver mayor unveils details of $5 million Downtown Eastside crime crackdown

Sim and Police Chief Adam Palmer announced "Task Force Barrage," which will see an increased an sustained police focus on the area.

CBC.ca on MSN · 14h

Vancouver police get additional $5M for Downtown Eastside crime and drugs task force

The mayor and the police chief have announced a new task force they say will target organized crime and predatory criminals operating in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Vancouver Is Awesome17h

Women’s Memorial March returns to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside on Feb. 14

"The Memorial March is an opportunity to come together to grieve the loss of our beloved sisters and relatives in the ...

Easier access to industrial land, less truck traffic with new feasibility study

LANCASTER — Lancaster has been awarded $800,000 for a feasibility study for the Eastside Industrial Connector with the goal ...

Healthy Debate1d

Charity fills the gap in pet fostering services for struggling community members in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

For The Homies is a new grassroots organization offering much-needed pet fostering services for community members and their ...

The Vancouver Sun18d

Downtown Eastside at 'tipping point' as London Drugs considers leaving Woodward's building

What happens at Woodward’s affects the whole of the nearby Downtown Eastside, which starts just over one block away. Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said Thursday in a speech to a community safety forum ...

CBC.ca21d

Vancouver mayor plans freeze on new supportive housing as part of Downtown Eastside revitalization bid

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has unveiled a plan to revitalize the city's Downtown Eastside that would halt the construction of net-new supportive housing units. Sim told a Save Our Streets forum ...

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