SRO

• B.C. to let Vancouver limit SRO rent hikes between tenants in Downtown Eastside

  The move comes at the request of the city, which saw its own attempt to implement so-called "vacancy control" blocked by the courts. 

  Politics

  May 13
  
• ‘No slumlords’: Winters Hotel survivors rally 2 years after deadly fire

  The single-room occupancy (SRO) hotel in Gastown was consumed by fire on April 11, 2022, killing 68-year-old Mary Garlow and 53-year-old Dennis Guay.

  Crime

  Apr 11
  
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• Vancouver wants Supreme Court of Canada to weigh in on bylaw limiting rent hikes

  Two B.C. courts have rejected a Vancouver bylaw limiting how much landlords can hike rents when SRO units turn over. The city wants the Supreme Court of Canada to hear the case.

  Cannabis

  Apr 2
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• Vancouver council to debate plan to improve, replace SRO stock

  ABC Coun. Rebecca Bligh's motion takes aim at Vancouver's 146 single-room occupancy (SRO) hotels, many of which are in the DTES, and are notorious for squalid conditions.

  Politics

  Nov 23, 2023
• Video mocks viral TikTok showcasing $2,000 SRO rental in Vancouver

  Creator Trey Helten, who manages the Overdose Prevention Society (OPS), said he and other DTES residents “wanted to show the whole truth.”

  Economy

  Aug 28, 2023
• Report suggests most Edmonton families support police in public schools, even racialized ones

  The suspension of a school resource officer program at Edmonton public schools is a decision most students and parents who took part in a recent study are "critical of."

  Education

  Jun 14, 2023
• B.C. government offers new e-bike rebate program, experts warn of using safe bikes and batteries

  The B.C. government is launching a new rebate program to allow residents to save up to $1,400 dollars towards the purchase of a new e-bike. The program launches June 1.

  Canada

  May 26, 2023
• B.C. funding $11M in skills training for SRO hotel residents

  The B.C. government says it's providing $11 million to a non-profit in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside aimed at training and empowering tenants of single-room occupancy hotels.

  Economy

  May 18, 2023
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• ‘A ticking time bomb’: Vancouver fire chief supports removal of tents next to buildings

  Since August of 2022, the fire department said it has removed more than 1,600 propane tanks from the Downtown Eastside area.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2023
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• Man in ‘critical condition’ after falling from window during Vancouver police arrest attempt

  Vancouver police said a man fell from a third-storey balcony during an arrest attempt by officers at an SRO near Hastings and Dunlevy Thursday evening.

  Crime

  Mar 10, 2023