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How the Vancouver Police Department got the green light for a $5 million campaign to reduce crime in the Downtown Eastside — or if it needed it outside approval at all — continues to be murky.
As ABC Vancouver works to transform the Downtown Eastside, the ruling party’s vision is taking shape, including more police, more market housing, a freeze on supportive housing, and more ...
A majority of Vancouver councillors have voted in favour of Mayor Ken Sim's motion to freeze the construction of net-new supportive housing in the city.
Vancouver launching $5 million police surge hyper-focused on Downtown Eastside "From a fiscally responsible perspective, it's probably the best investment we can make," Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim ...
PACE’s announcement was another heavy loss following a string of closures and service reductions at organizations serving sex workers and other marginalized women in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s abrupt declaration that his city would put a pause on adding more supportive housing units unless other municipalities step up could backfire, say housing providers.
VANCOUVER - Critics have denounced Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's plan for revitalizing the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood, with former councillor Jean Swanson calling his proposal to pause supportive ...
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has unveiled a plan to revitalize the city's troubled Downtown Eastside that includes pausing the construction of net new supportive housing units.
The mayor was particularly critical of the amount of supportive housing in the Downtown Eastside and the efforts of past governments whose policies led to a concentration of service providers, as ...
As ABC Vancouver works to transform the Downtown Eastside, the ruling party’s vision is taking shape, including more police, more market housing, a freeze on supportive housing, and more scrutiny of ...