Vancouver, Downtown Eastside

Vancouver mayor plans freeze on new supportive housing in Downtown Eastside as part of revitalization bid
A plan to put a freeze on new supportive housing units in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside is drawing criticism from those who live and work in the community.
New supportive housing in Downtown Eastside paused under Vancouver mayor's plan
Mayor Ken Sim is looking to pause new supportive housing in the Downtown Eastside, and create a revised area plan to introduce mixed housing.
‘Trumpian’: critics pan Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside supportive housing pause
Swanson, an anti-poverty activist, says Sim’s plans to pause net new supportive housing units in Vancouver and reduce the concentration of social services in the Downtown Eastside are “not compassionate” and are akin to victim blaming.
B.C. housing minister says Vancouver's plan for Downtown Eastside could increase crime
B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's new plan for the Downtown Eastside will make the community less safe and lead to more homelessness.
Vancouver to transform Downtown Eastside by pausing social housing, cracking down on crime
In what Ken Sim called a pivotal moment in the city's approach to addressing addiction, crime and housing challenges in the DTES, he outlined three proposed policy shifts.
Vancouver mayor plans freeze on new supportive housing in Downtown Eastside
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has unveiled a plan to revitalize the city's troubled Downtown Eastside that includes pausing the construction of net new supportive housing units.
Minister takes aim at Vancouver mayor's housing plan for Downtown Eastside | Canada Tonight
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has unveiled a controversial plan to revitalize the city's Downtown Eastside, an area once described as Canada's poorest postal code, that would halt the construction of net-new supportive housing units.
Plan to freeze Downtown Eastside supportive housing seeks public input
People will soon get a chance to weigh in on Vancouver mayor Ken Sim’s controversial proposal to put a freeze on net new supportive housing. He wants other cities to step up to build supportive homes before more are built here.
Critics denounce Vancouver mayor's 'Trumpian' plan to 'integrate' Downtown Eastside
Critics have denounced Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's plan for revitalizing the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood, with former councillor Jean Swanson calling his proposal to pause supportive housing construction "Trumpian.
‘Incredibly troubling’: Critics push back on Vancouver mayor’s supportive housing freeze
Mayor Ken Sim laid out a plan Thursday to transform the Downtown Eastside, including decentralizing social services and freezing new supportive housing construction.
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