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Unusual Voter ID OK'd In Downtown Eastside

CP | Rebekah Funk, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.09.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Voting isn't often the first priority in a community were many residents are preoccupied with poverty, homelessness and drug addiction, bu...

Vancouver Housing Issues Need New Development Model

Daniel Boffo | Posted 03.25.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Daniel Boffo

This model of development, mixing both non-market and market uses in a self-supported manner is an innovative, yet repeatable approach. We recognize these two projects will not solve the housing or affordability issues that plague Vancouver, but we do believe they are small, positive steps forward towards creating more vibrant mixed communities throughout the city.

Anarchists Smash Pizzeria's Windows

CBC | Posted 03.21.2013 | Canada British Columbia

A local restaurant owner says someone smashed the windows of his pizzeria on Commercial Drive for the third time in the last half year. Ry...

Vancouver Police Deny Discrimination Allegations

CP | Keven Drews, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.05.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Two groups representing residents on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside plan to file a complaint with the police board over allegations of disc...

Vancouver Bands Sing It Forward For Downtown Eastside Music School

Cory Ashworth | Posted 04.03.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Cory Ashworth

"Sing It Fwd is what we call it passion in practice. We had seen and experienced a growing gap in terms of the cultural and arts vision of the city and the province and one of the many issues that really concerned us was youth arts and opportunities for youth to engage in arts in music specifically. So we created our initiative vision — to create an example of the rippling benefits of the power of connecting drivers in the community to take action, mobilize instead of compartmentalize, and hopefully share the story forward to inspire other people to do the same."

Makeover For Downtown Eastside Hotels

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.26.2012 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - A multimillion-dollar restoration will soon begin for 13 run-down hotels in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.The B.C. government announced Ha...