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Vancouver police get additional $5M for Downtown Eastside crime and drugs task force

The mayor and the police chief have announced a new task force they say will target organized crime and predatory criminals operating in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

The Canadian Press on MSN · 1d

Vancouver plans to tackle 'humanitarian crisis' of crime in Downtown Eastside

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 taskforce to tackle organized crime.

vancouverislandfreedaily · 21h

Vancouver invests $5M to make its Downtown Eastside safer

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 taskforce to tackle organized crime.

Global News on MSN · 1d

Vancouver announces 'Task Force Barrage' to clean up Downtown Eastside

Vancouver's mayor and police chief are launching "Task Force Barrage" to target crime and clean up the Downtown Eastside. Rumina Daya reports.

The Georgia Straight14y

Scope of B.C. missing women inquiry questioned at forum in Vancouver

Advocates for the missing and murdered women of the Downtown Eastside are questioning whether ... the disappearances and deaths of women in the Vancouver neighbourhood. At a pre-hearing forum ...

CBC.ca22d

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 ...

Burnaby Now22d

Critics denounce Vancouver mayor's 'Trumpian' plan to 'integrate' Downtown Eastside

Tents line the sidewalk on East Hastings Street as the city works to clear tents from a sprawling homeless encampment in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on Aug. 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN ...

Global News22d

Vancouver to transform Downtown Eastside by pausing supportive housing, cracking down on crime

2:04 Vancouver halts plan for new supportive ... supportive housing units in the city as it works to transform the Downtown Eastside (DTES). “The Downtown Eastside reflects our city’s ...

The Globe and Mail23d

Vancouver mayor proposes pause on new supportive housing in Downtown Eastside

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. He said he wants to ...

CBC.ca21d

B.C. housing minister says Vancouver's plan for Downtown Eastside could increase crime

B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's new plan for the Downtown Eastside will make the community less safe and lead to more homelessness. Sim's proposal, announced ...

Toronto Star22d

Vancouver mayor plans freeze on new supportive housing in Downtown Eastside

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