In the week leading up to cheque day at the end of November, the Downtown Eastside had the highest number of overdose-related 911 calls ever recorded. During the week of November 17th to 23rd, BC paramedics responded to 494 suspected overdose calls in Greater Vancouver, including 271 in…
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Issue 7 Winter 2017-2
“It’s gotten creepy down here now” – Police Occupy the Strip in Surrey
In early December 2016, the City of Surrey and the RCMP launched a new surveillance and containment…
The class anxiety of Ridgeilantes: Uncovering the shared roots of homelessness and…
For those anti-displacement activists who showed up to support the low-income community at a BC Liberal-organized…
Death prevention sites don’t stop overdoses: decriminalize drugs now!
In the fall of 2016, through necessity, two alleyway tents complete with clean injection supplies and…
Will fixed term leases erase 40 years of tenant organizing in the Downtown…
A boisterous crew was standing outside the Ross Hotel in Vancouver on New Years Day. We had called a news…
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…