Dtes Housing

• Vancouver council approves controversial supportive housing freeze

  The mayor's motion would halt the construction of net new supportive housing units in the city until other municipalities build more supportive housing units.

  Politics

  Feb 26, 2025
  
• Vancouver to transform Downtown Eastside by pausing supportive housing, cracking down on crime

  In what Ken Sim called a pivotal moment in the city's approach to addressing addiction, crime and housing challenges in the DTES, he outlined three proposed policy shifts.

  Politics

  Jan 23, 2025
  
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• Leaked documents reveal plan to remove Hastings Street tent encampments: advocates

  The Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users said it received City of Vancouver documents that detail a plan to remove the tents and structures.

  Politics

  Apr 3, 2023
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• ‘Housing For All’ rally held in downtown Vancouver

  The rally demanded action from all levels of government to address the housing crisis in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2022
• Work begins on 200 new units of social housing in Vancouver’s DTES

  The project is being built on city land, with funding from the provincial and federal governments.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2019
• New housing report argues that ‘2017 was the worst year for homeless Downtown Eastside residents’

  The report says in the 10 years the CCAP has been tracking housing in the DTES, "2017 was the worst year for homeless Downtown Eastside residents."

  Mar 12, 2018