Public transit in the Lower Mainland is overcrowded and underfunded. The new issue of 
Megaphone on the streets today outlines the controversial decisions citizens, cities and the province must make for a smoother ride.
Bus-ting out: Packed busses are problematic for Lower Mainland communities that have little resources to expand public transit options. We look at some possible solutions—and drawbacks—for expanding and improving transit options.
Bottle driven: An illicit drinkers group in the Downtown Eastside needs your empties to help provide illicit drinkers with safer sources of alcohol.
W(here)2 now: A coalition of Downtown Eastside residents and organizations scrambles to create a proposal to keep the former W2 space in the community’s hands.
Remembering the DTES’ mom: Former street nurse Bonnie Fournier, who provided medical treatment and an ear to listen for survival sex workers, is remembered by former sex workers and their families.
Also in this issue: Megaphone vendor Teresa uses Megaphone to get involved in her community; the third annual First Pitch Contest launches with a chance for readers to win tickets to a Vancouver Canadians game; poetry and prose from our writers workshops; arts listings; and much more!
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Thanks for your support,
Sean Condon
Executive Director