Vancouver Homeless
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‘The opposite of rapid’: Delayed tiny shelters for Vancouver’s homeless long overdueVancouver's previous city council approved the pilot project for the tiny shelters in February 2022, but nearly two years later the facility still hasn't opened.CanadaSep 6
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Anti-loitering device ‘tested’ outside B.C. SkyTrain station: TransLinkA homeless advocate said the concept of installing an audio box that emits aggressive or annoying sounds is called hostile architecture.EnvironmentJul 6
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‘Shame’: Vancouver modular housing residents protest planned removal next monthFor three years, the 98 units at Larwill Place on Cambie Street have offered homes with to low-income tenants at risk of homelessness, but the lease expires on July 31.PoliticsJun 20
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Reopened SRO, newly-purchased building to offer 200 units of Vancouver social housing: MinistryThe province says a restored fire-damaged SRO and a newly-purchased building near South Granville will provide 200 units of social and supportive housing in Vancouver by next fall.CanadaApr 11
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Health care system, health of the homeless at risk amid DTES decampment: UnionHospital Employees' Union spokesperson Mike Old said the process has lacked dignity for the unhoused and been "a bit cruel."CannabisApr 10
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Kitsilano resident questions if bias involved in recent removal of homeless campA Kitsilano resident is raising new questions about how quickly the city moved to remove a homeless camp from his neighbourhood.CanadaMar 24
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East Vancouver resident questions quick action to clear homeless from west side parkAn 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.PoliticsMar 22
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City pulls 16 propane tanks from Vanier Park homeless camp, orders residents outThe move came after several media reports over the weekend about the encampment and complaints from a Kits Point neighbourhood resident.CanadaMar 21
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No end in sight to Vancouver’s CRAB Park tent cityA couple dozen tents remain at CRAB Park, with the City of Vancouver and Vancouver Park Board continuing to provide services to residents, including power.CanadaMar 6
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Vancouver approves supportive housing amid opposition from East Vancouver community centreNeighbours have voiced opposition to a proposed six-storey building with 64 units of social housing at 2518 Grandview Highway South, just east of Nanaimo Street in Vancouver.PoliticsFeb 14
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