Number of homeless deaths tripled over four years

Johnny Zakharia Vancouver

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

Christmas Message from Peter Thompson Megaphone Vendor

As December 2018 frost crunches underfoot and we hunch our shoulders against the cold , I’m looking ahead to winter solstice: that welcome day when we’ll turn the corner on darkness and the days begin to inch longer and lighter. In these dark months, we’ve got to make our own light to get by. Winter … Read more

How unaffordable is the Metro Vancouver housing market?

How unaffordable is the Metro Vancouver housing market? What income you need to afford a Metro Vancouver detached house? We are sure that several years from now, sociologists and universities will write about the largest deception in history.  The deception that no one noticed UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE.  They will write that one day … Read more

Abbotsford said to be reconsidering homeless village

Village of 40 cabins for the homeless in Abbotsford is getting a second look. Group behind village for the homeless in Abbotsford says city is now interested in their concept. ABBOTSFORD (NEWS 1130) – A plan to house the homeless in Abbotsford in a village of cabins is being resurrected. The village was first proposed … Read more