The Downtown Eastside (DTES) is a neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. One of the city's oldest neighbourhoods, the DTES is the site of a complex set of social issues, including disproportionately high levels of drug use, homelessness, poverty, crime, mental illness and …

Apr 10, 2019 · Vancouver is often labelled as one of the best cities in the world, or one with the highest quality of living. But what doesn’t get talked about as much is the city’s dark secret: the Downtown Eastside. It’s a common stereotype that East Hastings street in Vancouver is filled with narcotics and homelessness, but how did it come to be like ...

The Downtown Eastside (DTES) is one of Vancouver's oldest neighbourhoods, and the historic heart of the city. The DTES has many assets, especially for its low-income residents, who appreciate feeling accepted and at home, and benefit from living near health and social services.

The Downtown Eastside Plan provides a vision, policies, and strategies for the Downtown Eastside that focus on ways to improve the lives of low-income DTES residents and community members.

Aug 16, 2022 · Tents remain on East Hastings in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside a week after city staff began the process of removing them, citing a fire department order that the structures constitute an...

Aug 19, 2019 · The VPD has said the Downtown Eastside is arguably the most difficult place to work in law enforcement in Canada. All of this transpires at the height of a tourist season expected to bring 11 million visitors to Vancouver, along with a …

Dec 21, 2024 · The motion includes the possibility of changing the unique zoning of the Downtown Eastside Oppenheimer District (DEOD), and the social housing definition in the Downtown Eastside (DTES), which critics say would further exclude low …

The Downtown Eastside and Strathcona are some of the first places in Vancouver settled by European, African, and Asian people. Many Indigenous people also live in this neighbourhood. Gastown, Chinatown, Japantown, Hogan's Alley and Victory Square are all …

Apr 17, 2023 · Today’s reality in the Downtown Eastside is very different. The neighbourhood is home to an increasingly street entrenched population and a poison drug supply that is killing them.

Jan 24, 2025 · 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 held ...