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Shots fired in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, police say victim was targeted
Police are at the scene of a shooting Thursday morning in downtown Vancouver. A message posted to social media just before 11 ...
Vancouver mayor plans freeze on new supportive housing as part of Downtown Eastside revitalization bid
A plan to put a freeze on new supportive housing units in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside is drawing criticism from those who ...
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 ...
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Critics denounce Vancouver mayor’s ‘Trumpian’ plan to ‘integrate’ Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - Critics are denouncing Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's plan for revitalizing the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood, with ...
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Vancouver to transform Downtown Eastside by pausing supportive housing, cracking down on crime
The City of Vancouver says it will not approve any new construction of new supportive housing units in the city as it works to transform the Downtown Eastside (DTES). “The Downtown Eastside ...
Vancouver mayor says city carrying imbalanced burden of supportive housing
Mayor Ken Sim’s announcement that the city won’t construct new supportive housing met with cheering and dismay ...
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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 ...
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Four British Columbia communities get 26 new addiction treatment beds
British Columbia’s minister of health says the province has opened 26 new treatment beds for people with addictions in four ...
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Rob Shaw: BC NDP left tiptoeing as Vancouver mayor redraws DTES playbook
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s policy shift on the Downtown Eastside reveals BC NDP’s fragile grip on the troubled neighbourhood. Dan Toulgoet Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon spent the weekend tut ...
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Vancouver mayor plans freeze 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.
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Critics denounce Vancouver mayor’s ‘Trumpian’ plan to ‘integrate’ Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - Critics have denounced Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s plan for revitalizing the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood, with former councillor Jean Swanson calling his proposal to pause supporti ...
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Vancouver mayor plans freeze 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 ...