Encampment

A row of compact, gray wooden tiny homes with pitched roofs, neatly aligned on a paved lot under a clear sky. These small units, designed for temporary housing, reflect modern minimalistic architecture and highlight an alternative approach to addressing homelessness.
Housing

Encampments vs. Tiny Shelters: The Cost of Housing Vancouver’s Unhoused

The City of Vancouver has allocated substantial resources to manage homelessness, yet the financial and logistical viability of its approaches remains under scrutiny. Between ...
An encampment in a Vancouver park with a blue tarp shelter, a man sitting on a bench, and a sign indicating park closure hours, highlighting homelessness issues.
Policy

Vancouver’s Daytime Shelter Ban Faces Legal Challenge

The City of Vancouver is facing a lawsuit over its daytime ban on outdoor sheltering, a policy that has drawn significant criticism from legal ...
A picture of a homeless woman on a streetside playing a guitar with a sign in front stating that she is homeless
Housing

British Columbia’s Approach to Homelessness Needs an Overhaul

Homelessness has become an inescapable reality in Canada’s urban centres, with tent encampments occupying parks, streets, and public spaces. While these encampments have sparked ...
Photo of a sign on the fence of Vancouver's Crab Park homeless encampment telling that the park is closed by the order of the Park Board General Manager
Housing

The City of Vancouver Announces Official Closure of CRAB Park Encampment

CRAB Park, a crucial green space in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, has been a focal point of the city’s homelessness crisis, drawing attention to the ...
Picture showing conditions of people living in tents in the Crab Park located in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia.
Community

CRAB Park Residents Take Vancouver to Court Over Homeless Encampment Rules

Tammy Littlejohn and Robbie Wallace, two women who have lived in Vancouver’s CRAB Park encampment, are now taking their fight to the B.C. Supreme ...