Downtown Eastside

• Bob Rennie weighs in on mayor’s DTES plan: ‘It needs a lot more meat on the bone’

  Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim unveiled his plan to reshape the neighbourhood last week, which included a citywide pause on new supportive housing.

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• Details slim after Vancouver mayor vows gang crackdown in Downtown Eastside

  Key questions remain about the proposal -- including how much it will cost and how the project would differ from the work already being performed by the VPD's own gang unit. 

  Crime

  Jan 24
  
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• ‘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.

  Politics

  Jan 24
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• Downtown Eastside organizations say more people from outside region seeking help

  Two organizations in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside that help people transform their lives through meaningful work say the need for their services is greater than ever this year.

  Economy

  Dec 24, 2024
• Murder charge laid in fatal 2023 stabbing on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

  Police said Hevert Solis Moreno, 39, was arrested Wednesday and has been charged with second-degree murder.

  Crime

  Oct 30, 2024
• ‘Listen to the voices of the DTES’: Calls for change follow video of VPD fatal shooting

  The incident was captured on a surveillance camera. Police had been called to the hotel on East Hastings in May 2022 for an assault with a weapons complaint.

  Crime

  Sep 12, 2024
• Man dead after shooting in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

  Vancouver police found the victim at the intersection of East Cordova and Carrall streets just before 3:30 a.m.

  Crime

  Aug 29, 2024
• Homicide detectives take over after ‘serious assault’ victim dies in Vancouver

  Police tape is up and officers have cordoned off an area near East Hastings Street and Main Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

  Crime

  Aug 9, 2024
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• Vancouver finds cash to keep Downtown Eastside toilets, street cleaning going to year-end

  The two projects were operated on provincial grant funding that expired last month. The City of Vancouver has stepped in with temporary funding while it looks for soutions.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2024
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• Trash, needles, human waste: Downtown Eastside street cleaning program at risk

  The program is operated by Mission Possible, a non-profit that helps DTES residents struggling with poverty to reenter the workforce.

  Politics

  Jul 11, 2024