Vancouver Tent City
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Woman found dead inside tent at Hastings Street encampmentVancouver police are working to identify a woman who was found dead after a tent fire near the intersection of Main and Hastings Sunday night.CrimeMar 13, 2023
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Chaos erupts on East Hastings Street as Vancouver staff start clearing tentsStaff started on East Hastings Street along the stretch between Gore Avenue and Abbott Street in the Downtown Eastside the city said in a statement.FireAug 9, 2022
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Vancouver’s mayor says Ottawa and B.C. need to step up funding for homelessSince the order to remove the tents was issued, Mayor Kennedy Stewart says the city has increased resources for the unhoused, and requested federal and provincial support.PoliticsAug 4, 2022
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Vancouver DTES tent city to be cleared by Wednesday, but residents say there’s nowhere to goOfficials said the order to remove tents and other temporary structures from the sidewalk must be complied with by Wednesday, citing a "significant" fire risk.CanadaJul 26, 2022
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Vancouver fire chief orders DTES tent city to be cleared, cites ‘catastrophic’ safety riskVancouver Fire Chief Karen Fry issued the order Friday, warning that the buildup of structures in the area constituted a major safety hazard.CanadaJul 25, 2022
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Vancouver has a new tent city. This time it’s in the street, not a parkDozens of tents have sprung up along East Hastings Street as the city scales back so-called "street sweeps." Advocates say it's another symptom of the city's housing crisis.CanadaJul 7, 2022
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Judge refuses to grant injunction to clear Vancouver’s CRAB Park encampment"Simply assuming that those sheltering in CRAB Park can find 'another place to go' fails to accord the necessary priority to their (charter) rights," Justice Matthew Kirchner said.CanadaJan 14, 2022
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Homeless camp at Vancouver’s Strathcona Park prompts new call for sanctioned tent city"We are growing frustrated with different levels of government passing the buck," said Strathcona Business Improvement Association executive director Theodora Lamb.Jun 26, 2020
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Police concerned over increased weapons, gang activity in Oppenheimer ParkVancouver police say nearly half of all weapons seized throughout the city this year came from a district that includes Oppenheimer Park.Sep 19, 2019
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Advocates for Oppenheimer Park campers call police and city’s safety concerns unfoundedIn fact, members of the Carnegie Community Action Project claim they and the campers feel safer in the park than they would on the street.Jul 13, 2019
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