Oppenheimer Park Tent City

• ‘It’s sad’: New DTES playground opening cancelled after protesters in Oppenheimer Park

  Playground renewal at Oppenheimer Park began in the summer of 2022 and the new safe and inclusive space for kids recently re-opened to the public following construction.

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  May 19, 2025
  
• ‘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
  
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• 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
• 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
• ‘A million dollars so far’: Oppenheimer Park camp sees rising city costs, 53% spike in police calls

  Vancouver police numbers reveal police calls to Oppenheimer Park between Jan. 1 and Oct. 31 of this year are up 53 per cent over the same period last year.

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  Dec 8, 2019
• Police concerned over increased weapons, gang activity in Oppenheimer Park

  Vancouver police say nearly half of all weapons seized throughout the city this year came from a district that includes Oppenheimer Park.

  Sep 19, 2019
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• Advocates for Oppenheimer Park campers call police and city’s safety concerns unfounded

  In fact, members of the Carnegie Community Action Project claim they and the campers feel safer in the park than they would on the street.

  Jul 13, 2019