Homelessness in Vancouver is up, slightly, compared with last year. The number of homeless in Vancouver is pegged at 1602. Those numbers are up one percent over the numbers from 2011. Part of the reason for the increase, the experts say, is a change in welfare benefits. Vancouver council has heard the number of homeless … [Read more...]
Rat count underway on DTES
May 23, 2012 by
Rats are the target of a late-night walk through the downtown eastside. Residents are upset over what they're calling an infestation of the critters at a vacant lot near Main and Hastings. Organizer Jean Swanson says they're putting pressure on the site's owner to clean up the area, "If he won't do it, then the law gives the power to go … [Read more...]
