Strathcona Homeless Camp
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Vancouver taxpayers on hook for at least $3.5M for Oppenheimer Park tent city“Homelessness is expensive", said Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart when asked whether $3.5 million spent on the Oppenheimer Park encampment was a good use of taxpayers' money.CanadaMay 9, 2021
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City of Vancouver collected 108 tonnes of garbage from Strathcona Park in less than five months"You wonder if this would happen on the west side," Strathcona Park neighbour Jamie Maclaren said, of the growing volume of trash in the area.PoliticsFeb 28, 2021
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‘Not a safe situation’: Staff working overtime to end Strathcona Park camp, Eby says'You're going to have 380 problems,' deadly home invasion suspect Sandy Parisian warned Vancouver council in 2019 about dispersing Oppenheimer Park's tent city.CrimeFeb 7, 2021
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$870K and counting: Break-in, vandalism delay Oppenheimer Park reopening plansThe Vancouver Park Board says there is no current revised timeline for Oppenheimer Park to safely reopen due to the "unfortunate act of vandalism."CrimeNov 15, 2020
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‘This is money that could be better spent’: $450,000 to restore Vancouver’s Oppenheimer ParkOne Vancouver homeowner says he believes taxpayers will be on the hook for even more to restore Strathcona Park, which is home to about 400 tents.NewsSep 28, 2020
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Video shows man threatening to stab Vancouver city councillor in StrathconaIt happened Friday morning near the intersection of Hawks and Union streets, not far from the Strathcona Park homeless encampment.Jul 31, 2020
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Strathcona residents threaten tax revolt as East Vancouver homeless camp grows"My neighbours across the alley yesterday, two of them, someone tried to bash down their front door. This is the reality right now."CrimeJul 29, 2020
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