Vancouver Tent City

• Woman found dead inside tent at Hastings Street encampment

  Vancouver police are working to identify a woman who was found dead after a tent fire near the intersection of Main and Hastings Sunday night.

  Crime

  Mar 13
  
• Chaos erupts on East Hastings Street as Vancouver staff start clearing tents

  Staff started on East Hastings Street along the stretch between Gore Avenue and Abbott Street in the Downtown Eastside the city said in a statement.

  Fire

  Aug 9, 2022
  
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• Vancouver’s mayor says Ottawa and B.C. need to step up funding for homeless

  Since the order to remove the tents was issued, Mayor Kennedy Stewart says the city has increased resources for the unhoused, and requested federal and provincial support.

  Politics

  Aug 4, 2022
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• Vancouver DTES tent city to be cleared by Wednesday, but residents say there’s nowhere to go

  Officials said the order to remove tents and other temporary structures from the sidewalk must be complied with by Wednesday, citing a "significant" fire risk.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2022
• Vancouver fire chief orders DTES tent city to be cleared, cites ‘catastrophic’ safety risk

  Vancouver Fire Chief Karen Fry issued the order Friday, warning that the buildup of structures in the area constituted a major safety hazard.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2022
• Vancouver has a new tent city. This time it’s in the street, not a park

  Dozens 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.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2022
• 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
• Homeless camp at Vancouver’s Strathcona Park prompts new call for sanctioned tent city

  "We are growing frustrated with different levels of government passing the buck," said Strathcona Business Improvement Association executive director Theodora Lamb.

  Jun 26, 2020
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• Police concerned over increased weapons, gang activity in Oppenheimer Park

  Vancouver police say nearly half of all weapons seized throughout the city this year came from a district that includes Oppenheimer Park.

  Sep 19, 2019
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• Advocates for Oppenheimer Park campers call police and city’s safety concerns unfounded

  In fact, members of the Carnegie Community Action Project claim they and the campers feel safer in the park than they would on the street.

  Jul 13, 2019