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Another year to keep the washrooms open
Vancouver’s emergency washroom programs became services people rely on every day. Years later, keeping them open still depends on another grant, another extension, and now, a proposal for shorter hours.
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The Cost of Leaving a Bike in Vancouver
A stolen bicycle can take a commute with it. Vancouver’s falling theft count leaves a practical problem unresolved: where riders can leave their bikes and still expect to get home on them.
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.
The Downtown Eastside’s Right to an Ordinary Life
Progress in the Downtown Eastside can coexist with an intolerable ordinary day. Compassion has to reach beyond the next emergency, to the people needing care and the neighbours trying to live and work beside them.
At Heart of the City, the Neighbourhood Keeps Its Own History
The Downtown Eastside has been recording its own life for decades. Heart of the City gives that work a fresh audience at Carnegie, alongside art made with neighbours in Andy Livingstone Park.
Vancouver’s Drug Vote Demands an Answer
Vancouver elected a new council while backing stronger public drug-use laws and a request for secure care. For the Downtown Eastside, the question is how the new government will act on both results.
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.
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