Vancouver, Downtown Eastside

Vancouver mayor plans freeze on new supportive housing in Downtown Eastside as part of revitalization bid
A plan to put a freeze on new supportive housing units in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside is drawing criticism from those who live and work in the community.
New supportive housing in Downtown Eastside paused under Vancouver mayor's plan
Mayor Ken Sim is looking to pause new supportive housing in the Downtown Eastside, and create a revised area plan to introduce mixed housing.
‘Trumpian’: critics pan Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside supportive housing pause
Swanson, an anti-poverty activist, says Sim’s plans to pause net new supportive housing units in Vancouver and reduce the concentration of social services in the Downtown Eastside are “not compassionate” and are akin to victim blaming.
B.C. housing minister says Vancouver's plan for Downtown Eastside could increase crime
B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's new plan for the Downtown Eastside will make the community less safe and lead to more homelessness.
Vancouver to transform Downtown Eastside by pausing social housing, cracking down on crime
In what Ken Sim called a pivotal moment in the city's approach to addressing addiction, crime and housing challenges in the DTES, he outlined three proposed policy shifts.
Vancouver mayor plans freeze on new supportive housing in Downtown Eastside
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has unveiled a plan to revitalize the city’s troubled Downtown Eastside that includes pausing the construction of net new supportive housing units. He said he wants to integrate the neighbourhood into the rest of the city and “break the cycle of hyper-concentrated social services,” while cracking down on gang activity.
Downtown Eastside business leader 'shocked' at mayor's plan to freeze supportive housing
Landon Hoyt, executive director of Hastings Crossing Business Improvement Association, says he didn't expect Mayor Ken Sim to announce plans to halt supporting housing projects in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Minister takes aim at Vancouver mayor's housing plan for Downtown Eastside | Canada Tonight
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has unveiled a controversial plan to revitalize the city's Downtown Eastside, an area once described ...
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‘Incredibly troubling’: Critics push back on Vancouver mayor’s supportive housing freeze
Critics are pushing back on Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s proposal to remake the Downtown Eastside by decentralizing services and freezing any new supportive housing. Sim laid out the plan Thursday ...
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Critics denounce Vancouver mayor’s ‘Trumpian’ plan to ‘integrate’ Downtown Eastside
Cancel any time. VANCOUVER - Critics are denouncing Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's plan for revitalizing the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood, with former councillor Jean Swanson saying his proposal ...