Street Sweeps
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City of Vancouver ends $320,000 Block Stewardship contract awarded to VANDUThe city awarded VANDU a $320,000 contract for a six-month Block Stewardship Pilot Program, with the goal of developing an alternative street cleaning process this summer.CanadaNov 25, 2022
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Vancouver has a new tent city. This time it’s in the street, not a parkDozens of tents have sprung up along East Hastings Street as the city scales back so-called "street sweeps." Advocates say it's another symptom of the city's housing crisis.CanadaJul 7, 2022
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1 arrested after glass smashed at Vancouver City Hall during ‘street sweep’ protest: PoliceThe group tried to disrupt a meeting and "briefly occupied the building's lobby," before police escorted them outside, according to the VPD.CrimeJun 22, 2022
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DTES group rallies against ‘street sweeps,’ says area’s homeless targetedAdvocates with the Stop the Sweeps Coalition say the sweeps "target, brutalize, and displace low-income residents of the DTES who rely on public space."PoliticsJun 15, 2022
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DTES residents, advocates say ‘street sweeps’ targeting city’s homelessDowntown Eastside residents and advocates say city crews sent to clean the area often take "irreplaceable personal belongings," tents, sleeping bags, clothing, medication and ID.NewsOct 15, 2021
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