Downtown Eastside

• Downtown Eastside artist featured at Emily Carr University exhibit

  The art exhibition is the culmination of a course on the impact of graffiti culture launched by a B.C. university professor.

  Education

  Apr 7
  
• Downtown Eastside community hub still not open 1 year after announcement

  A community hub promised last March for Vancouver's Downtown Eastside appears to still be under construction.

  Politics

  Mar 21
  
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• Vancouver council approves plan to expand free Wi-Fi in Downtown Eastside

  The plan approved Wednesday directs city staff to come back with a plan, timeline and budget to expand WiFi access in the Downtown Eastside by the end of 2024.

  Politics

  Mar 13
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• Long-promised Downtown Eastside social housing project finally accepting applicants

  The development at 58 West Hastings includes 231 new units, about half of them held at the welfare shelter rate with the other held at a subsidized rate for lower-income people.

  Canada

  Mar 6
• Community report warns Vancouver’s homeless population to surge without more funding

  The report warns Vancouver's homeless population could climb from about 3,150 today to more than 4,700 by 2030 due to pressures on existing affordable units.

  Economy

  Feb 27
• ‘It can happen to anybody’: B.C. mom commissions mural for daughter lost to overdose

  A Kamloops mother has commissioned a mural by the Downtown Eastside's best-known street artist to honour her daughter, who died after accidentally taking fentanyl.

  Health

  Feb 13
• Woman injured in downtown Vancouver vehicle fire

  According to Vancouver Fire Rescue Services, calls came in about the fire at Main and Gore streets around 10 a.m. By the time crews arrived, the driver had already escaped.

  Fire

  Feb 5
• ‘Not normal’: B.C. Crown counsel group floats moving Vancouver courthouse after assault

  The comments come after a Crown prosecutor was punched in the face on her way to work at a courthouse in the Downtown Eastside last Friday.

  Crime

  Feb 5
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• B.C. girl raises $500 for tokens to feed those in need in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

  Keanna Lai said it's important for her to give back to the community and to provide support for many who are experiencing homelessness.

  Perspectives

  Jan 3
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• Province looking at expanding daytime shelters in Downtown Eastside: Eby

  When Eby took over as B.C. premier one year ago, he pledged the province would take over running a coordinated approach to the DTES, saying he had "not seen it look worse."

  Politics

  Dec 21, 2023