Over 450 homeless people died in B.C. in 2023, according to coroner. Since 2016, 1,940 homeless people have died in B.C., according to chief coroner Dr. Jatinder Baidwan The annual death toll of people experiencing homelessness in British Columbia has nearly tripled in just a four-year period, according to the B.C. Coroners Service. A … Read more
Eby says there ‘will be affordable social housing’ in Kits neighbourhood, despite pushback. B.C. Premier David Eby said he is frustrated about a supportive housingproject in Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood. In December, the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled that a law passed by the provincial government to stave off opposition to the project was unconstitutional. … Read more
B.C. Election: Instead of cruising for a win, B.C. NDP locked in a fight for their lives Vaughn Palmer: But leak of B.C. United’s detailed opposition research on the Conservatives handed the NDP plenty of material for attack ad VICTORIA — The opinion polls from the first week of the election campaign show the New … Read more
A 60-bed ‘navigation centre’ announced in August 2020 is still in the planning stages.ads A 60-bed “navigation centre” for homeless people in Vancouver that was promised by the B.C. government in 2020 is still in the planning stages and there is no indication if or when such a facility will open its doors. A 60-bed … Read more
Over the years there has been many complaints against the Vancouver Police Department, especially their behavior when it comes to the homeless and low-income citizens in Vancouver. Just Google and you will find incidents such as these: Without even being hyperbolic or exgattering it is fair to say there are several complaints against the VPD … Read more
Premier David Eby found himself on the defensive this week over his government’s inability to make progress clearing homeless encampments, despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent on the issue. Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre sideswiped his government with a new attack ad showing public spaces in Vancouver, Abbotsford and Kelowna that have devolved into … Read more
After the scandalous, unprofessional misconduct of Lynne Knights Intake Officer, & Early Resolution, we had to go public. Ostensibly the Law Society of BC claims their “Mission” is To serve the public interest by regulating the competence and integrity of legal service providers, promoting the rule of law and lawyer independence, and improving access to … Read more
Advocates made a plea to the City of Vancouver to hold off on a second phase of a plan to clean up the site of a homeless camp in CRAB Park on Monday. Stop the Sweeps, an advocacy group, and residents of the encampment oppose the move, saying they are being offered small, fenced pens to … Read more
Commissioners with the Vancouver Parks Board reportedly “assured” the Gastown Residents Association that they would “clear” the city-sanctioned encampment in CRAB Park. Why it matters: The City of Vancouver has insisted the intention to clean up CRAB Park next Monday is only a cleanup of the area, and that the residents would be able to return to … Read more
CRAB Park cleanup plans get clearer. (Geoff Sharpe) What happened: The city has shared more details about the plan to clean up Vancouver’s only permanent and legal encampment at CRAB Park, with the first phase set to begin March 18. But, according to CBC, residents are concerned that the cleanup may lead to a permanent decampment of residents. Background: The city has been … Read more