Hastings Street Encampment
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Health care system, health of the homeless at risk amid DTES decampment: UnionHospital Employees' Union spokesperson Mike Old said the process has lacked dignity for the unhoused and been "a bit cruel."CannabisApr 10, 2023
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‘Nothing has changed’: Vancouver decampment continues through Easter long weekendEarly numbers from the City of Vancouver show 18 of 56 people associated with structures removed during the first two days of the Hastings decampment accepted referrals to sheltersPoliticsApr 10, 2023
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‘This is my neighbourhood’: Vancouver tent city residents say they have nowhere to goCity of Vancouver crews, along with Vancouver police officers, returned to East Hastings Street Thursday morning to continue dismantling tents and structures on the sidewalks.PoliticsApr 6, 2023
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Leaked documents reveal plan to remove Hastings Street tent encampments: advocatesThe Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users said it received City of Vancouver documents that detail a plan to remove the tents and structures.PoliticsApr 3, 2023
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100% of women living in Downtown Eastside tents report experiencing violence: surveyAll of the women who responded to a recent survey said they did not feel safe, and had been subjected to violence, including sexual assaults.CrimeMar 28, 2023
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East Hastings tent fire impacts residents, businesses on Vancouver’s DTESIt's been almost eight months since Vancouver's fire chief ordered a growing encampment on the Downtown Eastside cleared over fire safety hazards.FireMar 13, 2023
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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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‘It’s a parasite’: Hastings Street encampment residents say it is unsafe and they’d take housingIn the coming days, David Eby will be meeting with DTES service providers, Chinatown leaders, and Indigenous leadership to discuss a collaborative response.PoliticsDec 5, 2022
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More tents, structures, debris removed from section of East Hastings StreetFour police officers were present to maintain order and public safety while city workers removed the tents and speak to the people camping in the area.CanadaNov 29, 2022
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New tents pop up in CRAB Park as incoming premier plans to address DTES encampmentsCRAB Park's population is growing just as B.C.'s incoming premier prepares to take over the approach to addressing challenges in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.PoliticsNov 14, 2022
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