Global News2d
‘Incredibly troubling’: Critics push back on Vancouver mayor’s supportive housing freeze
Critics are pushing back on Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s proposal to remake the Downtown Eastside by decentralizing services and freezing any new supportive housing. Sim laid out the plan Thursday ...
The Georgia Straight9d
How cannabis is helping Downtown Eastside residents get off hard drugs
Jen Nelson is known as the cannabis angel of the Downtown Eastside. She regularly roams through the area, gifting people with ...
Yahoo News Canada2d
Downtown Eastside business leader 'shocked' at mayor's plan to freeze supportive housing
Landon Hoyt, executive director of Hastings Crossing Business Improvement Association, says he didn't expect Mayor Ken Sim to announce plans to halt supporting housing projects in Vancouver's ...
Vancouver Sun on MSN5h
Downtown Eastside at 'tipping point' as London Drugs considers leaving Woodward's building
Such incidents have become frustratingly commonplace at London Drugs stores in many of B.C.’s downtown cores, says Clint ...
Surrey grapples with growing homelessness as advocates call for more supportive housing
Housing advocates in Surrey are calling for more supportive housing infrastructure in the fast-growing city. This comes after ...