Vancouver City Council has approved a temporary pause on any net new supportive housing units, including the Downtown Eastside.

DEWC was one of 33 multi-year funding grants for community organizations approved at $4 million. This includes $210,000 over ...

Vancouver’s system of temporary shelters may become a permanent part of the city’s plan to address homelessness.

That money was also used to start Homeless Encampment Action Response Temporary Housing (HEARTH) in 2024. Budget documents ...

A majority of Vancouver councillors voted in favour of Mayor Ken Sim's plan to freeze construction of new supportive housing in the city.

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 ...

Photo Mike Howell 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 ...

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 ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — A Vancouver church is out thousands of dollars after they say a homeless man set fire to their porta-potty, with flames spreading to their shed early Monday morning.