Pivot Legal Society

• B.C. groups call for COVID-19 vaccine card compromises

  The vaccine card system requires patrons to show proof of at least one vaccine dose by Monday and two doses by Oct. 24 to access certain indoor settings.

  Health

  Sep 12
• Watchdog calls for further probe after video shows Vancouver cop shoving man to the ground

  Video of the incident later surfaced on social media and led the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner to revisit the case.

  Crime

  Aug 9
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• Video shows Vancouver police officer shoving man to the ground

  This incident took place sometime last fall around the city's Downtown Eastside.

  Canada

  Aug 3
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• Coalition says users were shut out of drug decriminalization proposal, demands redo

  "We cannot abide by the phony 'Vancouver Model' of decriminalization and refuse to be tokenized in petty political bids," reads the letter from groups representing users.

  Health

  May 11
• UPDATE: Penticton endorses plan to ban sitting on downtown sidewalks during summer months

  Staff recommend the Good Neighbour Bylaw be amended to make it illegal to sit or lie on a sidewalk in the 100-300 block of Ellis Street, 200-400 block of Marin Street and 100-700 block of Main Street, from May 1 to September 30.

  May 21, 2019
• Judge rejects appeal of injunction against Maple Ridge homeless camp as housing concerns deepen

  Lawyers representing the campers at Anita Place say the city hasn't done enough to address the housing crisis.

  Mar 15, 2019
• City administration advises against Vernon shopping cart ban

  The City of Vernon received letters from both the Pivot Legal Society and the B.C. Civil Liberties Association that were deeply critical of the proposal.

  Politics

  Sep 2, 2018
• Police should stop attending overdose calls, says Vancouver legal advocacy group

  "People should not have fear when they're calling 911 for assistance, and police should not be showing up at the scenes of overdoses and engaging in investigation."

  Dec 11, 2017
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• Hope in Shadows DTES calendar celebrates 15-year anniversary

  Oct. 11 marks the 15 year anniversary of the Hope in Shadows Calendar on the Downtown Eastside.

  News

  Oct 11, 2017
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• Vancouver wants injunction on homeless camp

  A B.C. Supreme Court judge is considering the fate of a homeless camp set up on a piece of land owned by the City of Vancouver on the east side of downtown.

  Nov 14, 2016