Hundreds rally for Downtown Eastside as leaked memo adds detail to mayor's controversial revitalization plan
Mayor Ken Sim’s motion to freeze new supportive housing as part of his vision to revitalize the Downtown Eastside heads to ...
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In Our View: Vancouver’s downtown faces big-city issues
In 2023, an essay for the centrist Brookings Institution examined some of the general questions that are facing Vancouver’s downtown.
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Bustling downtown Vancouver still hasn’t returned to prepandemic visitor levels
Visits to downtown Vancouver have yet to surpass prepandemic 2019 numbers, according to visitor tracking data collected for the local tourism office.
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Critics denounce Vancouver mayor’s ‘Trumpian’ plan to ‘integrate’ Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER — Critics are denouncing Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s plan for revitalizing the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood, with former councillor Jean Swanson saying his proposal to pause ...
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Vancouver invests $5M to make its Downtown Eastside safer
Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhood is in the grip of a “humanitarian crisis” of crime and violence that has reached ...
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Vancouver plans to tackle 'humanitarian crisis' of crime in Downtown Eastside
Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood is in the grip of a "humanitarian crisis" of crime and violence that has reached a tipping point, Mayor Ken Sim said as he unveiled a taskforce to tackle ...
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Burnaby student organizes dinners in the Downtown Eastside
However, the subject was something she has been passionate about since she was six-and-a-half years old, volunteering in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) and helping people struggling with ...
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Service providers respond to Mayor’s plan to reshape Downtown Eastside
1:55 Downtown Eastside service providers react to Vancouver mayor’s plan Service providers in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) have mixed reactions to the mayor’s plans to transform the ...
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Updated: Vancouver police investigating Downtown Eastside shooting
Vancouver police are on the scene after a shooting in the Downtown Eastside. Around 10:30 a.m., Jan. 30, a 25-year-old man was shot near the intersection of East Hastings and Main streets, according ...
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Man, 25, in critical condition after daytime shooting in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Roman Ansari was standing outside his office building in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on Thursday morning when he heard what sounded like a gunshot.
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Rob Shaw: BC NDP left tiptoeing as Vancouver mayor redraws DTES playbook
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s policy shift on the Downtown Eastside reveals BC NDP’s fragile grip on the troubled neighbourhood. Dan Toulgoet Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon spent the weekend tut ...
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Rob Shaw: BC NDP left tiptoeing as Vancouver mayor redraws DTES playbook
Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon spent the weekend tut-tutting Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim ... arguing the move will make the notorious Downtown Eastside neighbourhood even less safe.