The Vancouver Sun on MSN1d
Vancouver’s last few pay phones still serve community as a 'lifeline'
In the rapid march toward a digital-only future, rare remnants of Vancouver’s analog past still serve as lifelines for some ...
The Vancouver Sun20d
ABC Vancouver's vision for the Downtown Eastside is taking shape, but not everyone is on board
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 ...
Vancouver20d
Vancouver spends $47M per year in DTES on homelessness, mental health, addictions
The City of Vancouver spends $10.8 million per ... Dominato said she would prefer staff spend its time developing a map of the services in the Downtown Eastside. “What I hear from residents ...
Toronto Star7d
Fire at residential building in downtown Vancouver displaces dozens
VANCOUVER - A fire at a high-rise building in downtown Vancouver has displaced 42 residents. Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services says crews were called to the building on Nelson Street on Tuesday ...
Global News21d
Vancouver council gets update on efforts to ‘uplift’ Downtown Eastside
1:50 Motion to ‘uplift’ Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside More than a year after Vancouver city councillors voted for a plan to “uplift” the city’s troubled Downtown Eastside, city staff ...
The Columbian26d
Bustling downtown Vancouver still hasn’t returned to prepandemic visitor levels
Visits to downtown Vancouver have yet to surpass prepandemic 2019 numbers, according to visitor tracking data collected for the local tourism office. Downtown may look busy, especially on sunny ...
Vancouver5d
What’s next for the Hudson’s Bay flagship store in downtown Vancouver?
The iconic Hudson's Bay Co. storefront in downtown Vancouver is at the corner of Granville and West Georgia streets.Glen Korstrom/BIV When Hudson’s Bay Co. ULC entered creditor protection last ...
The Columbian25d
In Our View: Vancouver’s downtown faces big-city issues
In 2023, an essay for the centrist Brookings Institution examined some of the general questions that are facing Vancouver’s downtown. “Is the pandemic, particularly its impact on the nature of ...
The Globe and Mail25d
Leaked document shows new plan by Vancouver city council to alter the Downtown Eastside
A secret plan laid out by Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s chief of ... for allowing quick approvals of private development in the Downtown Eastside, facilitating the return of people to their home ...
The Georgia Straight6d
Lucy Maloney: Vancouver has put renter protections in place. Now let’s enforce them
It was further from my children’s school, but it was still in Downtown Vancouver,which is, in my opinion, one of the most wonderful places in the world to live. Others who are evicted may not be ...
The Georgia Straight1d
Spring Arts Preview 2025: Visual arts critics' picks
Presented at Pendulum Gallery, a public space in downtown Vancouver, it continues to showcase the best of thought-provoking contemporary art in an accessible setting. Response: Remembering Our ...
CBC.ca23d
Hundreds rally for Downtown Eastside as leaked memo adds detail to mayor's controversial revitalization plan
Hundreds gathered in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES) on Saturday evening to support people experiencing homelessness, as Mayor Ken Sim's motion to freeze new supportive housing heads to city ...