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 ...
Vancouver mayor plans freeze on new supportive housing in Downtown Eastside as part of revitalization bid
A plan to put a freeze on new supportive housing units in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside is drawing criticism from those who ...
New supportive housing in Downtown Eastside paused under Vancouver mayor's plan
Mayor Ken Sim is looking to pause new supportive housing in the Downtown Eastside, and create a revised area plan to ...
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
Vancouver to transform Downtown Eastside by pausing supportive housing, cracking down on crime
In what Ken Sim called a pivotal moment in the city's approach to addressing addiction, crime and housing challenges in the DTES, he outlined three proposed policy shifts.
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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 ...