The homeless count for 2018 reported that there are 350 people living on the streets in Nanaimo. This point-in-time count famously undercounts the number of people living on the street, and it also overlooks the so-called “hidden homeless:” people who are couchsurfing, packed into overcrowded…
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Turning walls into banners
Editors’ note: A statement by Stop Demovictions Burnaby was distributed at the July 1st paint-in in order to…
Canadian military joins the destructive military intervention by France, US, and…
On June 24, the first significant components of Canada’s military mission to Mali in north-central Africa touched…
Regent Hotel eviction a loss for low-income DTES residents and a gain for serial…
A year after the Balmoral Hotel was shut down, the City of Vancouver has declared that its sister building, the…
Urban Indigenous women lead the fight against colonization and capitalism in BC’s…
Canada’s housing crisis exposes and carries on colonial legacies by disproportionately impacting Indigenous…
Surrey preparing to “make homelessness illegal” after shuttling the 135A Strip…
Politicians are celebrating the news that the 135A “Surrey Strip” is going indoors as social workers have begun…
“We don’t have the right to be here but we have the power”
The City of Nanaimo set the morning of Tuesday May 29th as the deadline to obey a trespass order they served to…
The End of Mayor Corrigan’s Laughter: As Burnaby Council votes to demovict another…
At 11:30 pm on Tuesday May 29th 2018, immediately after Mayor Corrigan’s Burnaby City Council unanimously…
The Long Demoviction: Burnaby tenants speak out against a new breed of slumlord…
On Monday, May 28th tenants and supporters held a press conference outside their apartment building at 6508…
Sanctuary Health presents Access Without Fear audit
On the morning of Wednesday, May 23rd, grassroots migrant justice group Sanctuary Health presented the results of…