Vancouver council gets update on efforts to ‘uplift’ Downtown Eastside
More than a year after Vancouver city councillors voted for a plan to "uplift" the city's troubled Downtown Eastside, city staff delivered an update on the work. The 42-page report outlined a ...
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Vancouver plans to tackle ‘humanitarian crisis’ of crime in Downtown Eastside
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 ...