TransLink ends service to a Downtown Eastside bus stop in Vancouver, citing pedestrian safety
By Emily Lazatin Reporter
TransLink has stopped service to one Vancouver bus stop because of people spilling into bus lanes. Continue reading
Downtown Eastside
‘Coordination is needed’: Man credited with ending Portugal’s overdose crisis visits DTES
By Jeremy Lye Senior Reporter
When heroin flooded Portugal’s streets in the 90s, Dr. João Goulão was credited with ending the overdose crisis. Continue reading
New NDP ministers tour Vancouver’s tent city, Downtown Eastside
“A critical piece of it is to get in and talk to people in the community.” Continue reading
Downtown Eastside shelter spokesperson says privacy rules keep guests safe
By Jeremy Lye Senior Reporter
A shelter spokesperson says it’s not only friends or family who try to find people in the Downtown Eastside. Continue reading
A B.C. mom navigated a ‘fragmented’ system to find her opioid-addicted daughter on the DTES
“If they have a caring parent who wants to help them, shouldn’t that caring parent be given a chance?” Continue reading
Vancouver city councillor clarifies comments about rounding-up drug users for treatment
By Jeremy Lye Senior Reporter
A Vancouver city councillor wants to clear the air after comments he made in July about the way in which drug users should be treated. Continue reading
New Minister of Mental Health and Addictions challenged to visit injection site
“She’ll get that grassroots frontline. She can talk to the people here and ask them questions on what they need.” Continue reading
Pain drove her to streets of Downtown Eastside after medication cut off
Desperate for relief from unbearable pain following knee surgery, Lorna Bird says she was forced to buy drugs from the Downtown Eastside streets. Continue reading
B.C. drug users, health professionals meet in Vancouver to discuss solutions to overdose epidemic
Drug users are the solution to addressing overdose deaths and providing services to people before they die alone, says a woman who attended a meeting of health professionals in Vancouver trying to develop new strategies to deal with a growing crisis in B.C. Continue reading
SRO residents find alternative housing following displacement at Balmoral Hotel
By Kyle Benning Reporter
Advocates for tenants of the Balmoral Hotel SRO say they’re pleased progress has been made to find new housing for residents, but that dozens may still be left on the street. Continue reading
