Battle for 58 West Hastings: Broken Promises and Co-optation, 2016-2018
For years, an empty lot at 58 West Hastings has been at the centre of a fight for social housing in the Downtown Eastside (DTES). […]
John Zakharia Vancouver
Low-Income residents in Vancouver living in 3rd World conditions, a different kind of real estate crisis
Deplorable conditions are routine in many rental buildings in the city, including those owned by the Sahota family. While officials have issued fines and court […]
Our Homes Can’t Wait protest at Vancouver City Hall
Our Homes Can’t Wait, who help the poor and the homeless, blocked access to Vancouver City Hall, disrupted a council meeting and stormed a permitting […]
MAY 3RD 2018: Rally for The City We Need
Thursday, May 3 at 12 PM – 2 PM Next Week · 10–20° Mostly Sunny Vancouver City Hall 453 West 12th, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Y1V4 “We will never get what […]
Carnegie Community Action Project (CCAP) 2018 Report—Worst Year for Homeless [ 34 page Report]
Carnegie Community Action Project (CCAP) 2018 Report March 12, 2018 Downtown Eastside Housing Crisis Worse than it‘s ever been VANCOUVER COAST SALISH TERRITORIES–2017 was the […]
Homeless Conference Friday March 18 2018
Be the Change: Changing Attitudes | Seeking Solutions | Taking Action Friday, March 16, 2018 SESSION 2: Homelessness 1:00 pm: The Real Causes of Homelessness […]
Homeless shelters nearing capacity across Lower Mainland as temperatures drop
Emergency warming centres to open; extra temporary beds added this winter By Clare Hennig, CBC News Posted: Dec 19, 2017 8:44 PM PT Last Updated: Dec […]
Lawyers say Vancouver has failed low-income tenants
After hundreds of violations, squalid conditions remain at the Downtown Eastside hotel. Living in the Regent Hotel means constantly guarding your belongings from mice and […]
Vancouver preparing additional cold-weather shelter beds
City of Vancouver to provide 300 emergency shelter beds during the winter Vancouver’s homeless population will have more shelter from the cold this winter, […]
Rate of homeless in Vancouver hits new record while rents increase every year.
Half of people surveyed said lack of income and lack of affordable housing main reason for plight Housing costs and a lack of income are […]