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Women’s Memorial March returns to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside on Feb. 14
"The Memorial March is an opportunity to come together to grieve the loss of our beloved sisters and relatives in the ...
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Scope of B.C. missing women inquiry questioned at forum in Vancouver
Vancouver East MP Libby Davies told Oppal ... examine the conduct of the police investigation into missing women of the Downtown Eastside from 1997 to 2002, and to investigate why an attempted ...
How these red ribbon skirts honour the memory of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
Every year, volunteers gather ahead of the Women's Memorial March in Vancouver to sew 100 red ribbon skirts. Each one is gifted to a family who has lost a loved one to the MMIWG crisis.
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You can play a role in the community-informed rejuvenation of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Over its more than 135-year history, First United has continuously evolved to meet the changing needs of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. As a low-barrier social service provider, demand for its ...
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New overnight women's shelter opens in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
The Union Gospel Mission is opening a new shelter to help vulnerable women in Vancouver. Women and support workers told the CBC's Janella Hamilton that the demand for shelters is increasing.
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Restoration company alleges Downtown Eastside landlord Atira owes it $5 million
A building restoration company that has been repairing Atira housing on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside for five years ... that as of last June, Atira Women’s Resource Society and three ...
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Vancouver mayor plans freeze on new supportive housing as part of Downtown Eastside revitalization bid
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has unveiled a plan to revitalize the city's Downtown Eastside that would halt the construction of net-new supportive housing units. Sim told a Save Our Streets forum ...