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The Debt Behind the Deal
A supplier can offer credit, drugs and a way to earn, then demand repayment under threat. Published Downtown Eastside accounts show what keeps a worker tied to that arrangement. They also show what it can cost to leave.
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The Real Size of B.C.’s Police Expansion
Recruiting a larger police force starts with replacing the people who leave. B.C.’s incoming government faces that ongoing demand as it promises more help on the streets.
The Culture Crawl’s Permanent Address
Four days of open studios depend on places artists can keep using all year. The Culture Crawl’s 30th edition celebrates a newly secured home, with an anniversary exhibition at its society’s headquarters on East Hastings.
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.
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