Canada Homelessness: Housing Homeless Is Cheaper Than Patchwork Services, Study Says
OTTAWA – A new study suggests it’s far cheaper to give a homeless person a place to live than to provide a patchwork of emergency […]
Reduction in Vancouver shelter beds puts homeless at risk in winter weather, advocacy group says
Ken Rafuse carries a Christmas tree to his home as a homeless man sleeps on the sidewalk outside a downtown business in Vancouver, on Monday […]
Extreme Weather Alert update
The Extreme Weather Alert (EWA) for 19 December called by the Vancouver Extreme Weather Response Team has now been cancelled. EWAs are issued under section 2(2)(b) […]
Pivot Legal Society : Laws affecting homeless need updating
Opinion: Laws affecting homeless need updating A compassionate society should not allow laws to marginalize the rights of vulnerable people Everyone wants to see the […]
Homeless Man gets interviewed by CBC radio regarding throwing the first pitch in baseball
Homeless Man gets interviewed by CBC radio regarding throwing the first pitch in baseball A Great Pitch Megaphone Street Paper vendor Kris Cronk on […]
Alberni shelter-neighbour pact in works
The society overseeing construction of a new shelter on Eighth Avenue is reaching out to neighbours who are opposed to the plan by drafting a […]
December 17th, 2012 ‘Megaphone Appreciation Day’
Megaphone Appreciation Day Hello Johnny, I’m very honoured to announce the City of Vancouver is proclaiming Monday, December 17th, 2012 ‘Megaphone Appreciation Day‘. The […]
Support the Door Is Open
Support the Door Is Open which has feed 100’s weekly for several years The Door Is Open isrelocating from 373 Cordova Street to 255 Dunlevy Avenue. The […]
Ending Homelessness: Mayor Robertson’s promise to end homelessness gets a check-up
By Katie Hyslop Nov 30, 08:41 AM Mayor Gregor Robertson sits down with Megaphone in our latest issue to talk about the challenging […]
MEGAPHONE MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 30 2012
Ending Homelessness FROM MEGAPHONE MAGAZINE Kris Cronk sells Megaphone at the corner of Seymour and Dunsmir. In the new issue of Megaphone out today, the formerly homeless vendor […]