Downtown Vancouver

• ‘Holding our own’: Report details challenges, opportunities facing downtown Vancouver

  The Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association's 'State of Downtown' report gives a snapshot of the district's health over the past year.

  Economy

  Apr 3, 2025
  
• Operator defends former Howard Johnson hotel blamed for Granville Street disorder

  The non-profit group that runs a controversial Vancouver SRO is defending itself, after business owners say conditions have rapidly deteriorated in the area.

  Politics

  Mar 19, 2025
  
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• ‘Safety ambassador’ attacked in downtown Vancouver, business group says

  The Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association is calling on all parties to prioritize public safety, after it says one of its employees was attacked this weekend.

  Crime

  Oct 2, 2024
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• Downtown Vancouver Hudson’s Bay faces ongoing challenges

  Despite redevelopment promises, the iconic Hudson's Bay store at Georgia and Granville in downtown Vancouver is a shadow of its former self with ongoing maintenance issues.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2024
• Passersby help police stop suspect who stole cane from blind man in Vancouver

  The victim, a 40-year-old newcomer to Canada, was standing near Davie and Thurlow streets around 3:45 p.m., when a stranger snatched the cane from his hands.

  Crime

  Feb 21, 2024
• 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, 2024
• ‘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, 2024
• Two Atira-run properties in downtown Vancouver to be run by another operator

  Operating agreements are set to expire for both Hutchison Rooms on West Pender Street and The Hazelwood on East Hastings Street.

  Politics

  Jan 24, 2024
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• RCMP seek missing 21-year-old last seen in downtown Vancouver

  Chloe Douglas was spotted near Granville and Nelson streets on Tuesday around 4 p.m. and reported missing the next day.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2024
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• 2 hospitalized in ‘serious’ hit-and-run collisions in downtown Vancouver

  Two women, one in her 30s and another in her 50s, have been sent to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

  Crime

  Nov 8, 2023