Vancouver Homeless Camp

• Kitsilano resident questions if bias involved in recent removal of homeless camp

  A Kitsilano resident is raising new questions about how quickly the city moved to remove a homeless camp from his neighbourhood.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2023
  
• East Vancouver resident questions quick action to clear homeless from west side park

  An East Vancouver resident is questioning why the city took such swift action to clear a homeless camp from a west side neighbourhood when east side camps were left for months.

  Politics

  Mar 22, 2023
  
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• City pulls 16 propane tanks from Vanier Park homeless camp, orders residents out

  The move came after several media reports over the weekend about the encampment and complaints from a Kits Point neighbourhood resident. 

  Canada

  Mar 21, 2023
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• No end in sight to Vancouver’s CRAB Park tent city

  A couple dozen tents remain at CRAB Park, with the City of Vancouver and Vancouver Park Board continuing to provide services to residents, including power.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2023
• Vancouver’s last 2 homeless camps cost the city $6M, the cost of 2 more has yet to be calculated

  With people still living in tents in two more encampments along Hastings Street and in CRAB Park, the new civic government says reducing ongoing cash flow won’t happen overnight.

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2023
• Judge refuses to grant injunction to clear Vancouver’s CRAB Park encampment

  "Simply assuming that those sheltering in CRAB Park can find 'another place to go' fails to accord the necessary priority to their (charter) rights," Justice Matthew Kirchner said.

  Canada

  Jan 14, 2022
• Crews douse another fire in Strathcona Park as city works to shrink homeless camp

  Crews quickly doused the fire, and there were no reported injuries. It was the third blaze in the park since last Thursday.

  Fire

  Apr 2, 2021
• Vancouver Park Board plans to partially reopen Oppenheimer Park in June

  The Vancouver Park Board says a phased approach to reopening the park will allow restoration to continue while ensuring the community has opportunities "to influence the outcomes."

  Canada

  Mar 14, 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.

  Politics

  Feb 28, 2021
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• $870K and counting: Break-in, vandalism delay Oppenheimer Park reopening plans

  The Vancouver Park Board says there is no current revised timeline for Oppenheimer Park to safely reopen due to the "unfortunate act of vandalism."

  Crime

  Nov 15, 2020