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

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

T he City of Vancouver has cleared an out-of-control homeless encampment near a Vancouver neighborhood. The encampment had ...

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.

Vancouver is facing some big-city issues that go beyond crime and homelessness. As Columbian reporter Sarah Wolf wrote this week, “Visits to downtown Vancouver have yet to surpass pre-pandemic ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Sim’s proposal is part of the mayor’s broader strategy to address the homelessness, crime, and disorder issues that have long been associated with Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Sim first ...