| Unending
poverty crushes even the helpers
'Good God. . . . I shouldn't have to send people out
to die in the streets alone'
Nurses working on the front lines in the Downtown Eastside,
where poverty, drugs and homelessness are part of the social
order, soon get hardened to life. [more]
[Globe & Mail, Oct 27, 2006 subscribers only]
Squat
or Die "No Homes, No Peace!"
With winter coming, an army of homeless people is on the move
The Downtown Eastside neighborhood of Vancouver, BC is notorious
for two reasons... [more]
[GNN, Oct 26, 2006]
Squatters
face eviction from Vancouver hotel
Squatters occupying an abandoned hotel in the Downtown Eastside
say they'll leave the building by 1 p.m. today if Mayor Sam
Sullivan agrees to meet with them over the homeless crisis
in Vancouver. [more]
[Victoria Times Colonist, Oct 24, 2006]
Vancouver:
North Star Hotel Squatted by the Anti-Poverty Committee
The empty building formally known as the North Star Hotel
is currently being occupied by a handful of people... [more]
[Infoshop News, Oct 23, 2006]
Rumours
fly about Empress evictions
The new owner of a well-known low-income residential hotel
in Vancouver insists he has no plan to evict tenants from
the building. [more]
[Globe & Mail, Oct 20, 2006 subscribers only]
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Stop
hotel demolitions, council told
Moratorium urged to stop Downtown Eastside evictions
Dozens of people lined up Thursday to plead passionately for
a city moratorium on the demolition of Downtown Eastside residential
hotels, Vancouver's cheapest housing. [more]
[Vancouver Sun, Oct 20, 2006]
A
kiss is the winner
A 14-year-old captures a warm moment on the Downtown Eastside
The Pivot Legal Society announced
several winners Tuesday in its Hope in Shadows photo contest.
On Thursday The Vancouver Sun will print a selection of the
photos as the Daily Special on pages B2-3. [more]
[Vancouver Sun, Oct 18, 2006]
Downtown
needs housing and help
Assigning more police might create comfort, but it would not
deal with the basic problems
Downtown merchants have issued a cry for help about the safety
of streets in the city core. They worry that their customers
don't feel safe because of the homeless people on the streets.
[more]
[Times Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) Oct 17, 2006]
Salvation
Arm prepares 250 beds for homeless
As winter approaches, the Salvation Army is gearing up to
open as many as 250 beds to the homeless on evenings with
severe weather. [more]
[Vancouver Sun, Oct 12, 2006]
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