One year after having experienced its worst housing crisis in 15 years, Quebec is heading towards an even more catastrophic July 1.

Mothers like Rhyno are hoping concrete government actions will be taken to address an affordable housing problem that's forcing her to raise her children in a hotel room.

Diana Devlin, executive director of Welcome Housing & Support Services, says not only are new affordable units not being built, "renoviction" rates caused by developers are skyrocketing.

Gladys Lee has lived in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside for more than 60 years, but says her neighbourhood is feeling increasingly unsafe.

Mayor Kennedy Stewart says he wants the campers to move into temporary modular housing, then moderate income units. Critics don't buy it.

London currently has a housing shortage of 3,000 units and more than 2,400 individuals and families accessing emergency shelters each year.

On the public agenda for the Vancouver Park Board's first meeting of 2020 Monday, a key issue is conspicuously absent: what to do about Oppenheimer Park.

As campers erect their own warming tent in violation of a fire chief's order, the Vancouver Park Board says they are "doing their best."

The city said it gave ample notice to the 15 individuals living in the ravine and offered assistance in finding shelter space for those dislocated. All but one left the camp.

Advocates for those living inside the homeless camp are arguing more needs to be done to protect what they call a "neighbourhood."