Oppenheimer Park Homeless

• ‘It’s so sad’: Senior mourns loss of neighbourhood safety due to Oppenheimer Park camp

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

  Jan 25, 2020
  
• Vancouver mayor says he has plan for Oppenheimer Park campers. He’s just waiting for housing

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

  Jan 23, 2020
  
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• Oppenheimer Park response left off park board agenda for first meeting since homicide

  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.

  Jan 19, 2020
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• Who’s in charge of Oppenheimer Park? Activists say they are, and park board doesn’t disagree

  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."

  Jan 17, 2020
• Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park homeless camp brings community, safety, says resident

  This week, the Vancouver Park Board finally voted to approve a request for an injunction, citing winter temperatures and the deteriorating state of the camp.

  Dec 14, 2019
• Oppenheimer Park campers displace more events, but organizers say ‘no problem’

  Three annual events have now been forced to find new locations due to the growing number of tents inside the park.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2019
• Vancouver’s Powell Street Festival moves to avoid displacing homeless camp

  "We're historically displaced people and we don't want to take part in displacing vulnerable people," said festival director Emiko Morita.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2019