Gabriella Molnar is 93 years old and was walking back to her home on Alexander Street last month when she says a man struck her on the head in an unprovoked attack.
As ABC Vancouver works to transform the Downtown Eastside, the ruling party’s vision is taking shape, including more policing, more market housing, a freeze on supportive housing, and more scrutiny of ...
Hundreds gathered in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES ... once described as Canada's poorest postal code. The plan calls for fast-tracking private development approvals in the DTES, including ...
Members of the Downtown Eastside community are calling on the province to end its involuntary care plans, requesting easier access to detox beds instead.
In the section outlining plans to return Downtown Eastside residents to their home communities, the second draft refers to the struggle of people who are disconnected from prior support networks.
A police task force in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside will continue after a violent assault on a police officer last week.
Palmer said Vancouver’s index in 2023 was 97, Canada-wide it was 80.5, while in the Downtown Eastside it was 524. Sim said that the focus on crime “isn’t just about public safety.” ...
Palmer said Vancouver’s index in 2023 was 97, Canada-wide it was 80.5, while in the Downtown Eastside it was 524. Sim said that the focus on crime “isn’t just about public safety.” ...
VANCOUVER - Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhood is in the grip of a “humanitarian crisis” of crime and violence that has reached a tipping point, Mayor Ken Sim said as he unveiled a ...