Raising awareness and helping the homeless connect and succeed
Rally and march to protest Burnaby’s proposed “Downtown” Metrotown Plan DEMOVICT THE METROTOWN PLAN! SAVE 3,000 HOMES! Saturday November 12 2016 2pm Metrotown Skytrain Station, at the bottom of the stairs… and come ready to march! At the end of November,…
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Paul Mochrie is responsible for the joint management of the City of Vancouver and oversees the Emergency Management Department within the City Manager’s Office. He joined the City in May 2011 as the general manager, Human Resource Services It is…
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WATCH: Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness releases plan to create hundreds of new units of housing over the next five years. April Lawrence reports. You don’t have to look far at Our Place Society during the lunch hour to…
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For those who might not be aware of Megaphone Magazine it is a “street newspaper” that is sold by “street people“. You will see frequently homeless people selling it for a suggested donation of at least 2 dollars. The homeless…
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An additional 40 people who face multiple barriers to finding safe, stable, affordable housing will get a roof over their heads, thanks to additional funding for Pacifica Housing’s Streets to Homes program. For the past three years, the program has…
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Melanie Mark is the Vancouver-Mount Pleasant MLA. For those who don’t know her you can read more about her below. However. When we watched her on Sunday May 22 on Constituency Report on Shaw TV many of us were shocked that…
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The streets of Kelowna will be full of shopping carts and colour at the fifth annual Push to End Homelessness Race this month. The May 28 event is one of the biggest fundraisers for Inn From The Cold, and organizers are looking…
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Recently we wrote about a person with disabilities who needed a cast/knee brace which an EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN prescribed to a patient who suffered knee trauma. We mentioned that it was time Michelle Stilwell the Minister of Social Development answer for the abuse…
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Vancouver, BC (March 29, 2016)—At least 46 homeless people died in British Columbia in 2014—a 70 per cent increase from the year before—a new report released today by Megaphone details. Megaphone published its second report on homeless deaths in B.C.,…
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Dear Michelle Stilwell the Minister of Social Development. It is time that you answer for the abuse and distress your staff are causing those who are suffering from medical issues. Just recently on Wednesday April the 27 2016 a person on…
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