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Vancouver Poverty

Liveable Income Guarantee Promised

CBC | Posted 04.25.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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The B.C. Green Party is pledging to introduce a "guaranteed livable income" aimed at eliminating poverty if elected in May. “We can elim...

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Homeless Fines?

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 01.17.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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The City of Vancouver is looking to massively increase penalties for certain bylaw violations, a move that one activist blog says amounts to a "fine f...

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A Changing Downtown Eastside

CP | James Keller, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.24.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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VANCOUVER - Herb Varley measures the transformation of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside by the trendy cafes, upscale grocery stores and high-priced salon...

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'Crack Shacks And Brothels'

CBC | Posted 11.10.2012 | Canada British Columbia
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Several tenants and ex-employees of publicly owned housing in Vancouver say their buildings are marred by revolting conditions, rampant crime and shod...

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