Gentrification

Two marionette puppets from Wonderful Joe are on stage, with one resembling an elderly man wearing a floral tie and cardigan, and the other a bearded man in a red jacket, alongside a puppet dog lying on a table.
Culture

Ronnie Burkett’s Wonderful Joe Brings Puppetry Mastery to Vancouver

A few blocks from Commercial Drive, where storefronts have slowly shifted from long-standing family businesses to sleek cafés and boutique shops, Ronnie Burkett’s Wonderful ...
Close-up of the iconic red 'W' sign atop the historic Woodward's building in Vancouver, symbolizing the site's legacy and transformation over the years.
Housing

Woodward’s: The Unraveling of Vancouver’s Gentrification Icon

Once seen as a transformative project, Woodward’s redevelopment promised to redefine Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, blending social housing, high-end condos, and cultural spaces to bridge ...
Photo of busy East Hastings Street in Downtown Eastside Vancouver
Community

Ten Years Into the Downtown Eastside Plan, Progress Remains Elusive

In 2014, Vancouver City Council approved the Downtown Eastside Plan, a 30-year blueprint aimed at revitalizing one of Canada’s most complex and stigmatized neighbourhoods. ...
The East Village render shows two towering rental buildings, standing at 38 and 39 storeys, alongside a 19-storey social housing building. Set along a three-block area of East Hastings Street between Raymur Avenue and Vernon Drive.
Housing

East Village Towers Poised to Transform and Challenge DTES

Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) is facing another wave of redevelopment as a trio of developers—Westbank, Promerita Group, and BC Housing—propose a project along East ...