2019 Vancouver Homeless Count. Bad News
2,223 people were counted, But the REAL NUMBERS ARE MUCH HIGHER. Vancouver conducted its annual count over the course of two days in March, with […]
City of Vancouver
Oppenheimer Park — PRESS RELEASE: Carnegie Community Action Project (CCAP)
May 6, 2019 – The City of Vancouver has done everything it can – including police harassment, closing the toilets and even a metal fence […]
TENT CITY AT OPPENHEIMER PARK GETS RAIDED BY POLICE
APRIL 24TH 2019 PRESS CONFERENCE: Police and pitchforks: weekly raids displace and harass campers in Oppenheimer Park City inaction despite motion “Helping Campers in Oppenheimer Park” […]
Jean Swanson — Vancouver city councillor calls for more help for homeless living in tents
A tent city is once again growing in Oppenheimer Park, and one Vancouver councillor says not enough is being done to help the residents. Tents […]
Call for Death Review Panel in light of unprecedented increase in homeless deaths
Megaphone renews call for Death Review Panel in light of unprecedented increase in homeless deaths For Immediate Release: Megaphone renews call for Death Review […]
Megaphone Magazine Speakers Bureau
Megaphone’s Speakers Bureau, established in 2019, is a public awareness program connecting audiences with speakers who have lived experience of drug use and overdose prevention. […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces $20 million for Vancouver housing projects
On a day where white stuff dominated all the talk in town, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Vancouver to move the conversation towards green. […]
2019 temporary shelters
2019 temporary shelters Find details on shelters in the list below. We are committed to ensuring that temporary shelters are managed safely and responsibly. 1401 […]
Town Hall: Regarding 58 West Hastings and the Soul of the DTES Public
Wednesday December 7th 2018 The decade-long struggle for 58 West Hastings is far from over. Some things never change: at its inaugural meeting, Vancouver’s new […]
Let’s have housing justice at 58 West Hastings and recognize housing as a human right
For more than a decade, residents of the Downtown Eastside (DTES) have been fighting for housing justice to ensure that low-income residents are not displaced […]