You have to be old to remember this: we didn't always have a lot of homelessness in Canada.
When I worked at the Downtown Eastside Residents Association in Vancouver in the 70s we worked on getting a community centre open, stopping tax buyers from ripping people off, getting sprinklers in single…
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The BC Liberal new-normal – A brief history of how we got in this mess
In the two decades after World War 2, Canada and the United States, alongside Britain and other Western European…
Provincial housing money a drop in the bucket
The BC government says it’s the “largest single-year housing investment by any province in Canada,” $500…
Ross House tenants fight evictions, rent increases
"The manager bullied me and said “sign or you leave,” Humberto Macias-Carracas told people at a news…
Homes for All – Our Homes Can’t Wait (OHCW) Campaign Works for DTES…
So here’s the situation: Almost 1,000 homeless people have been counted in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) of…
Tenacious tenant undeterred by lack of enforcement action at Regent Hotel
The plot thickens at Vancouver's notorious Regent Hotel. The building has 153 single room occupancy (SRO)…
Supporting the fight of Chinese seniors against gentrification – an…
Tell us a little about yourself
I'm Beverly Ho and I've been volunteering in Chinatown for a little over a year.…
Federal and provincial pittances respond to highest homeless count ever
ARGH! Vancouver has the highest ever homeless count and no one with power seems to think it’s a problem! It's…
Small victory for welfare rate housing in Vancouver
No one is holding their breath, but after ten years of struggle, including two tent cities, numerous trips to…
Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside could become condo heaven with homeless on the…
A new report from the Carnegie Community Action Project (CCAP) says Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) could…