Gidu Nam, who owns the 888 Mini Market on Beach Avenue, told Global News he had to take time off work after the Oct. 21 incident.

Following the incident on Tuesday, the woman shared a video online to warn others about what happened.

Concerns range from a growing trash problem to open drug use to people using parks and public spaces as toilets.

The victim was rushed to hospital, where he remains as of Saturday.

A video posted to social media Saturday appears to show a man spraying water on a homeless person sleeping on downtown Vancouver steps.

The tow truck, which had been towing another person's vehicle at the time, smashed into a Mobi bike station near the flower stand.

The collision at Powell Street and Jackson Avenue around 2:30 p.m. happened just blocks away from a large protest outside the Port of Vancouver.

Vancouver police were engaged in a standoff with someone in a downtown building, Thursday morning. 

TransLink said the issue was affecting the track near Stadium-Chinatown Station, forcing trains to single track between Main Street and Commercial-Broadway stations.

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