Mapping the Future

The Downtown Eastside is rapidly changing. But a city-appointed committee tasked with making a plan for the neighbourhood has been fraught with in-fighting. In the latest issue of Megaphone out today we examine whether this committee will be able to deliver a plan that meets the needs of all the community’s residents. Also in this issue:

Road Rage: The City of Vancouver’s plans to tear down the Dunsmuir Viaducts could have a negative impact on an established urban farm.

Take A Hike: At-risk students are taken out of bricks and mortar classroom and transplanted into the great outdoors to learn important academic and life lessons.

Food For Thought: Vancouver’s recently approved food strategy plan could provide the needed food security for the city.Saying Goodbye: Megaphone vendor Peter Thompson remembers his younger brother, taken before his time.

More in this issue: Little Mountain neighbours remain unhappy with plans for a new mixed-use housing development; Beauty Night takes its makeovers and health services to low-income women in the suburbs; Megaphone vendor Kris Cronk learns to love himself; poetry from our writing workshops; arts listings; horoscopes; and much more.

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