Documents obtained by The Tyee paint a horrific picture of life in a government-owned single-room occupancy hotel that was sheltering vulnerable youth and people with severe mental illness. @jenstden reports. #SRO#DTES#VanPoli
A new union agreement brings improvements for some Portland Hotel Society peer workers, but leaves most working to save lives in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside out in the cold. @zakvescera explains. #DTES#VanLab
Over the year, #MPNeighbours have #DeEscalated at least 113 situations, made 464 service referrals & picked up more than 12,000 needles.
Matthew Smedley is exec director/CEO of the #nonprofit#MissionPossible, which specializes in helping some of the city’s most #vulnerable people reconnect with employment.
#Vancouver police released additional photos of Randall Hopley Friday, as the search for the convicted #SexOffender continues.
The images are from before Hopley left his #DTES halfway house & cut off his ankle monitor on Nov.4. Authorities have also released photos of Hopley from 2018 & 2019, showing him with "different hair styles and a different appearance."
There are many reasons some #homeless people prefer to camp rather than move into a shelter, according to advocates, including bug infestations, filth and on-site violence. Some #shelters also do not allow couples or pets, or provide a secure place for belongings.
York pointed out that even jails have basic on-site #necessities such as toilets, something that would not be required for #evicted#encampment residents.
The IIO's release does not reference police, though the watchdog's mandate is only to investigate officer-involved incidents that result in death or serious harm. That includes incidents in which there is no allegation of wrongdoing on the part of law enforcement.
Contacted by CTV News, the IIO confirmed the deceased – a man in his early 20s – had an interaction with an officer on the night of Oct. 23.
“A lack of commitment in supporting life-saving services”: Vancouver will not be renewing the lease of the Thomus Donaghy Overdose Prevention Site — located in the neighbourhood with the second-highest overdose rate in the city after the #DTES.
I made a go fund me to prevent homelessness. I am begging with every fiber, every nerve, every breath for anyone who even glimpses this post to read it, share it, and consider contributing even $5 if at all possible. I’m at the total mercy of the public.
@celesteh
I was confused because I thought this meant you had seen this “ON” Hastings Street, in #Vancouver which has for generations been the poorest urban neighborhood in Canada, two blocks from my house, where people sell stuff they pulled from bins (or sometimes perhaps other means)
The wealthiest people in Canada, 15 minutes away where the billionaires live, are bent on disappearing the impoverished, so the situation is rather desperate on Hastings now #dtes
My name is Teresa. I am an artist, author, and self-advocate with #DownSyndrome. See my "I Am Alive" video.
Hello.
Be nice to everyone.
Look, I am alive.
You have to be nice.
I am doing fine.
Thank goodness.
I have to be nice to them.
And to the others...
...We love it here.
Everybody loves me.
You guys are alright, I know.
You guys, I am born. I am alive.
Redeemed.
Okay, I am reborn.
In Gastown https://vimeo.com/171884106#DTES#HumanRights