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The DTES Doerkson Inherits
The Conservatives promise a break with the NDP. On East Hastings, that means deciding what to do with recovery services and housing rules already shaped by the government they defeated.
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Introducing the Downtown Eastside Help Guide
Find food, shelter, showers, health care and practical support in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Our new Help Guide puts service contacts and access information in one place, for people seeking help and anyone helping someone else.
B.C.’s Drug Policy Fight Leaves the Treatment Timetable Unclear
B.C.’s parties offer competing routes out of the overdose crisis. Their treatment promises come with different budgets and timelines, leaving a gap between the changes voters are being offered and the care people can actually get.
B.C.’s Community Counselling Has Outgrown One-Time Funding
CMHA B.C. warns that short funding cycles can make it harder to keep experienced counsellors. B.C. already has a proposal for multi-year funding with annual scrutiny.
Vancouver Can Lift Its Housing Pause. The Backlog Will Still Be There.
Several housing projects already had an exemption from Vancouver’s pause. Their long delivery schedules expose what the next council still has to resolve after repeal: approvals and the money to build and operate homes.
When Anti-Violence Work Hurts Its Workers
A bigger budget could help pay for a safer shift. But it leaves another question unanswered: how do organizations respond when their own workers need help?
Eleven Years After Council Voted to Remove the Viaducts, Hogan’s Alley Still Waits
Council voted in 2015 to remove the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts, expecting developers to pay. The price rose, the date slipped, and who pays is still open.
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