The Columbian2d
Should Safe Stays stay? Vancouver officials, advocates for the homeless debate whether communities should be permanent
Vancouver’s system of temporary shelters may become a permanent part of the city’s plan to address homelessness.
The Vancouver Sun on MSN23h
Vancouver’s last few pay phones still serve community as a 'lifeline'
The Ivanhoe Hotel, built in the early 1900s, now operates as a backpacker’s hostel in Strathcona. On the ground floor, a ...
Vancouver council passes controversial motion to freeze new supportive housing
A majority of Vancouver councillors voted in favour of Mayor Ken Sim's plan to freeze construction of new supportive housing in the city.
Vancouver Sun on MSN11d
Homelessness program in B.C. budget not working yet in Vancouver and Abbotsford
That money was also used to start Homeless Encampment Action Response Temporary Housing (HEARTH) in 2024. Budget documents ...
Over 450 homeless people died in B.C. in 2023, according to coroner
A new report says at least 458 homeless people died in 2023, up 23 per cent from 2022 and close to triple the 155 deaths ...
News19d
Vancouver spends $47M per year in DTES on homelessness, mental health, addictions
The City of Vancouver spends an estimated $46.7 million per year in the Downtown Eastside on operating costs related to efforts to ameliorate the impacts of homelessness, and help people living ...
Homeless man sets porta-potty, shed on fire in Vancouver church parking lot
The head pastor of the Cascade Park Baptist Church in Vancouver is estimating $15,000 in damages. Vancouver police are investigating this as an arson.
The Vancouver Sun18d
ABC Vancouver's vision for the Downtown Eastside is taking shape, but not everyone is on board
As ABC Vancouver works to transform the Downtown Eastside ... the construction of “net-new” housing for people at risk of homelessness — have caught people off-guard. The mayor’s proposal ...