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Vancouver council to debate plan to improve, replace SRO stockABC Coun. Rebecca Bligh's motion takes aim at Vancouver's 146 single-room occupancy (SRO) hotels, many of which are in the DTES, and are notorious for squalid conditions.PoliticsNov 23, 2023
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Video mocks viral TikTok showcasing $2,000 SRO rental in VancouverCreator Trey Helten, who manages the Overdose Prevention Society (OPS), said he and other DTES residents “wanted to show the whole truth.”EconomyAug 28, 2023
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Report suggests most Edmonton families support police in public schools, even racialized onesThe suspension of a school resource officer program at Edmonton public schools is a decision most students and parents who took part in a recent study are "critical of."EducationJun 14, 2023
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B.C. government offers new e-bike rebate program, experts warn of using safe bikes and batteriesThe B.C. government is launching a new rebate program to allow residents to save up to $1,400 dollars towards the purchase of a new e-bike. The program launches June 1.CanadaMay 26, 2023
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B.C. funding $11M in skills training for SRO hotel residentsThe B.C. government says it's providing $11 million to a non-profit in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside aimed at training and empowering tenants of single-room occupancy hotels.EconomyMay 18, 2023
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‘A ticking time bomb’: Vancouver fire chief supports removal of tents next to buildingsSince August of 2022, the fire department said it has removed more than 1,600 propane tanks from the Downtown Eastside area.CanadaApr 6, 2023
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Man in ‘critical condition’ after falling from window during Vancouver police arrest attemptVancouver police said a man fell from a third-storey balcony during an arrest attempt by officers at an SRO near Hastings and Dunlevy Thursday evening.CrimeMar 10, 2023
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Elevator at Vancouver social housing building fixed months ahead of timeline'A broken wire function was discovered and repaired on Tuesday,' said Tanya Fader, PHS Community Services Society’s director of housing.CanadaFeb 11, 2023
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‘Stuck in my room for the last 4 months’: Vancouver supportive housing residents trapped by broken elevatorResidents of a single-room-occupancy or SRO hotel in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside say they’ve been trapped in their rooms since the building’s elevator broke down last September.CanadaJan 22, 2023
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‘Replace with dignified housing’: Vancouver’s SROs need to be phased out, says B.C.’s premierMany of the buildings are aging and in desperate need of repair and maintenance, and housing officials are calling for better oversight and management.PoliticsJan 10, 2023
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