The mayor and the police chief have announced a new task force they say will target organized crime and predatory criminals ...

1:55 Downtown Eastside service providers react to Vancouver mayor ... health challenges in the DTES, according to its website. “There (are) a lot of homeless people down here that really ...

Both the claim and Thursday’s media release emphasize the lack of affordable housing available for people in Metro Vancouver, where recent homeless counts continue to show an increase in ...

The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) along with people who lived at the former CRAB Park homeless camp and on East Hastings Street sidewalks have filed a lawsuit against the City of Vancouver to ...

Devon Towler runs one of the more innovative restaurant spaces in Vancouver. During the day, 789 Gore Avenue in Chinatown is a popular brunch spot called Hunnybee. At night, it turns into Thank You ...

New survey reveals $70 daily bill for hikers – plus the rising age of PCTers, the most common wildlife sighting and a host of other interesting stats A survey of thru-hikers on America’s famous ...

Vancouver artist Casey Wei says she was shocked after finding ... “I just think they’re such interesting people,” Wei said. “If I didn’t make this film, I don’t think we would have talked about all ...

Vancouver Mayor Ken ... to handle their own vulnerable people. The two levels of government now appear set for a disagreement over the future of the DTES. But don’t expect any public fireworks ...

until other Metro Vancouver municipalities create more of their own supply to handle their own vulnerable people. The two levels of government now appear set for a disagreement over the future of the ...

After Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said he wants to halt ... area where open drug dealing and substance use occurs, and people resort to sleeping on the sidewalk. Downtown Nanaimo has a similar area ...

The Columbian previously wrote about The Foundation and, more recently, about Griffin’s efforts to open a transitional housing complex in Vancouver in the coming weeks for people released from ...

cbc.ca Advocate says Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's DTES plan is cruel and misguided Posted: January 24, 2025 | Last updated: January 24, 2025 Mayor Ken Sim is proposing a pause on the construction of ...