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. Continue reading
Lawyers representing the campers at Anita Place say the city hasn’t done enough to address the housing crisis. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
“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.” Continue reading
Oct. 11 marks the 15 year anniversary of the Hope in Shadows Calendar on the Downtown Eastside. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
A legal advocacy group is calling on the provincial government to release newly gathered numbers outlining how many people are being bitten by police dogs in British Columbia. Continue reading
The Vancouver Police Department’s revelation that it has indeed employed a controversial mass-surveillance device despite initially insisting it had no documentation of its use raises serious legal and public accountability concerns, a civil liberties group says. The department said it received help from the RCMP in using a so-called StingRay device during a 2007 investigation… Continue reading
For 11 days, protesters with the Alliance Against Displacement have been holed up in a building on Imperial Street. Continue reading
The party has publicly said the new law, which passed last fall, is flawed. Continue reading