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 ...
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Mayor Ken Sim's detailed plan for Vancouver gang crackdown still weeks away
Sim’s chief of staff, Trevor Ford, said Monday that the mayor will unveil details of his proposal within weeks and that additional funding may be available to the Vancouver Police Department, if ...
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Rob Shaw: BC NDP left tiptoeing as Vancouver mayor redraws DTES playbook
With little to show for its own promises, provincial government is treading lightly on Ken Sim’s Downtown Eastside strategy ...
Bob Rennie weighs in on mayor’s DTES plan: ‘It needs a lot more meat on the bone’
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim unveiled his plan to reshape the neighbourhood last week, which included a citywide pause on new supportive housing.
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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 ...
Details slim after Vancouver mayor vows gang crackdown in Downtown Eastside
Key questions remain about the proposal -- including how much it will cost and how the project would differ from the work already being performed by the VPD's own gang unit.
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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Downtown Eastside at 'tipping point' as London Drugs considers leaving Woodward's building
What happens at Woodward’s affects the whole of the nearby Downtown Eastside, which starts just over one block away. Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said Thursday in a speech to a community safety forum ...