Can Portland Hotel Society’s New Boss Restore Faith?
‘There won’t be any more Disneyland trips,’ says new head of beleaguered nonprofit.
Tag Archives: Downtown Eastside
DTES transformation set at $1 billion
Vancouver released its proposal for the troubled Downtown Eastside neighbourhood Thursday at a price tag of more than $1 billion.
Out-of-the-box housing solution: Seven-storey recycled tower the next phase of a project too good to contain
Five months after launching its prototype, Atira aims for a seven-storey recycled tower.
Missing Women charity head says controversy unfair judgment
The director of a Downtown Eastside non-profit is challenging allegations he owes money to people who did work for the missing women’s advocacy group.
Native youth leader resigns over ‘unusual’ police DNA demand
Vancouver Police Department’s alleged refusal to issue a criminal record check for a prominent youth leader – because he wouldn’t submit a DNA sample – has forced him to abandon an organization he’s volunteered at for 13 years.
DTES picketers, businesses trade bullying barbs
The anti-gentrification war in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is heating up after a group of nonprofits and businesses labelled protesters as “bullies.”
Remembering Bonnie Fournier: Longtime street nurse remembered as ‘integrity in action’
Street nurse Bonnie Fournier is remembered as the “mom of the Downtown Eastside.”
Study Details Canada’s ‘Perfect Storm’ Housing Problem
Eroding incomes and plunging rental stock leave 380,600 households in ‘severe’ need.
Advocates call for ‘social impact’ assessments of new Downtown Eastside developments
The city should require low-income “social impact assessments” of all new businesses and condominiums in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
Families of Four Pickton Victims File Sweeping Lawsuit
Named: RCMP, VPD, City of Vancouver, justice minister, crown prosecutors. Pickton siblings accused of ‘abetting’ murders.
