On Thursday, November 3, I had the privilege of watching occupants of the homeless encampment at 58 West Hastings demonstrate their resilience yet again, winning a 10-day adjournment that postponed the City of Vancouver’s application for an injunction to have the tent city removed.
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“There isn’t one day that goes by without losing some of my stuff or having it…
From the affidavit of Rob, Resident of 58 W. Hastings Tent City
I am currently homeless. I have been without…
“Services from the City have come to a dead stop”, By Joe Livingstone –…
From the affidavit of Joe Livingstone, Resident of 58 W. Hastings Tent City
I am currently homeless. I have…
“The camp is more stable than being on the street or in the shelter”, By Helen…
From the affidavit of Helen Schild, resident of 58 tent city
I am a 51 year old woman. My parents passed…
“We are self-sufficient… it’s unaffordability that prevents us from having a…
From the affidavit of Stacey Dubois, resident of 58 W. Hastings tent city
I live at 58 West Hastings with my…
“Tent City is far from perfect… but it has greatly improved my life”
From an affidavit from an anonymous woman resident of 58 W. Hastings
In 2014 I moved to Grande Prairie,…
City of Vancouver returns to court for an injunction to break up the lifesaving…
The injunction hearing for 58 West Hastings on the of morning, Monday November 14th, 2016, at the…
Emergency call to action to save 3,000 units of rental housing in Metrotown
This Saturday November 12th marchers will take the streets around Metrotown to protest against the city…
Women face harsh consequences from housing insecurity and the threat of…
In the Metrotown area of Burnaby, over 600 households have already been displaced by ‘demovictions’, that…
BC Supreme Court stops the City’s application to smash the tent city at 58 W.…
On the afternoon of Thursday November 3rd, residents of the tent city at 58 W. Hastings trekked over to the BC…