Vancouver Sun on MSN5d
Vancouver launching $5 million police surge hyper-focused on Downtown Eastside
Vancouver’s mayor and police chief trumpeted a plan Thursday to boost police funding with a specific focus on the Downtown ...
The Canadian Press on MSN5d
Vancouver plans to tackle 'humanitarian crisis' of crime in Downtown Eastside
Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood is in the grip of a "humanitarian crisis" of crime and violence that has reached ...
Vancouver Is Awesome5d
Women’s Memorial March returns to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside on Feb. 14
"The Memorial March is an opportunity to come together to grieve the loss of our beloved sisters and relatives in the ...
Vancouver5d
Vancouver mayor, police chief announce $5M strategy to combat crime in Downtown Eastside
Ken Sim: "We're at a breaking point, and we can't keep pouring money into a system that isn't delivering real results." ...
USA Today11d
Easier access to industrial land, less truck traffic with new feasibility study
the Historic Downtown District, the Eastside Industrial Park and neighborhoods south of SR-22," said in the news release. About half of the traffic on Main Street is just passing through and most ...
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim lays out new policing plan for Downtown Eastside
Vancouver’s mayor and police Chief Adam Palmer jointly announced on Thursday a long-term operation to dismantle organized ...
The Globe and Mail5d
Vancouver plans to tackle ‘humanitarian crisis’ of crime in Downtown Eastside
Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhood is in the grip of a “humanitarian crisis” of crime and violence that has reached a tipping point, Mayor Ken Sim said as he unveiled a taskforce to ...