Housing Crisis

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 ...

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 ...

Housing

Stalled Projects and Vanishing SROs Expose Vancouver’s Housing Crisis

Vancouver’s housing strategy faces mounting criticism as Single Room Occupancies (SROs) continue to vanish without viable replacements. Despite years of public investment and promises ...

Housing

The Broken Pillars of Housing Rights in British Columbia

In British Columbia, the promise of housing as a human right is cracking under the weight of systemic inequities and bureaucratic inertia. Behind the ...

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. ...

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 ...

Housing

Housing, Politics, and Suppressed Data in British Columbia

British Columbia is facing a housing and addiction crisis that has left lives in the balance and policies under scrutiny. But a $30-million housing ...

Housing

Canada Faces Tough Questions on National Housing Day

As Canada observes National Housing Day 2024, a day dedicated to awareness about housing and homelessness, the stark reality is that housing insecurity is ...

Housing

Vancouver Landlords Fight Back Against Vacancy Control

Thirteen single-room occupancy landlords in Vancouver have launched a class-action lawsuit against the City of Vancouver, alleging that its vacancy control policy amounts to ...

Housing

Housing First Struggles to Deliver for Vancouver’s Most Vulnerable

In Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, the Housing First model once offered hope for a path out of homelessness. Yet, cracks are beginning to show as ...

Community

2024-2025 Winter Shelter Spaces Across British Columbia

As temperatures begin to drop across British Columbia, thousands of people experiencing homelessness will have access to safe, heated spaces this winter. Through BC ...

Housing

Vancouver’s SROs: Shelter or Hidden Risk?

In Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, Single Room Occupancy buildings serve as a last-ditch option for thousands of low-income residents facing housing instability. These aged, small ...

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 ...

Housing

Vancouver’s Social Housing Initiative Driving Affordable Inclusive Communities

As Vancouver continues to face one of the most severe housing crises in Canada, the city has responded with the Vancouver Social Housing Initiative, ...

Policy

Who is Responsible for Canada’s Homeless Encampments?

In recent years, Canadian cities have grappled with a rise in homeless encampments, bringing public safety concerns and legal challenges into the spotlight. The ...

Housing

The Fight to Save Vancouver’s SROs

Single Room Occupancies (SROs) have long served as the last stop before homelessness. However, the 2023 Low-Income Housing Survey highlights a sobering reality: SROs, ...

Housing

BC’s Housing Crisis: When Affordability Becomes a Luxury

British Columbia’s housing market has spiraled out of control. The dream of owning a home in British Columbia has become a distant reality for ...

Housing

Canada’s Housing Crisis Worsens as National Strategy Fails to Deliver

Despite minor shifts in the housing market, prices remain too high for both buyers and renters, pushing families into instability and homelessness. The National ...

Housing

How Vancouver’s Exclusionary Zoning is Fanning the Flames of Housing Crisis

In a city where the housing crisis has reached catastrophic levels, Vancouver remains gripped by a decades-old zoning regime that is preventing much-needed solutions. ...

Housing

Housing Crisis Takes Center Stage in BC Election

As British Columbia heads into a crucial provincial election, one issue stands out above all others: housing. With affordability in a state of crisis, ...

Voices

Amy Romer: How One Building in DTES Helps Finding Comfort

The Downtown Eastside (DTES) is often portrayed as a place of despair, with stories of poverty, addiction, and homelessness dominating the narrative. But what ...

Housing

Trudeau’s Housing Measures and Their Hidden Dangers

Lower monthly mortgage payments might seem like a blessing in today’s challenging housing market, but they come with a dangerous cost: higher long-term debt ...

Housing

Indigenous-Led Housing Development to Transform Downtown Eastside

A major new development is set to reshape Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, bringing much-needed relief to one of the city’s most vulnerable communities. Ho’-kee-melh Kloshe ...

Community

Cost of Living Crisis in British Columbia: Political Promises vs. Real Solutions

In the seven years since the New Democratic Party (NDP) took control in British Columbia, the cost of living has exploded. Food prices have ...