People in the Downtown East Side feel they are getting ticketed more than everyone else. Residents as well as Pivot Legal Society are challenging Vancouver Police on the way hand out by-law tickets. Pivot says 95 percent of some tickets are being handed out exclusively in the area. Douglas King says this sort of ticketing wouldn't happen in any … [Read more...]
Halloween ends with eastside shooting
November 1, 2012 by
Vancouver Police are not saying anything about a shooting on the east side.At least, not yet. Neighbours report hearing several shots fired about 10:30 last night. Those same neighbours say a person may have been killed by the gunfire. The area around the 32 Hundred Block east 6th Avenue between Windermere and Rupert Streets remains behind police … [Read more...]
Union Gospel Mission hoping walking tours will change perspectives of Downtown Eastside
October 6, 2012 by
As Vancouver gets set to mark "Homelessness Action Week," the Union Gospel Mission is hoping a new program will give a fresh perspective of the Downtown Eastside. It's called the "Eastside Stride" -- and it's a walking tour of the neighbourhood. UGM spokesperson Keela Keeping says the area is often misjudged. "A lot of people when they think of the … [Read more...]
Coroner’s inquest to begin into 2011 shooting death in Downtown Eastside
July 30, 2012 by
A coroner's inquest is set to begin today into the case of a man shot dead a year ago by Vancouver police officers in the Downtown Eastside. 48-year-old Darrell Elroy Barnes was fatally shot by an officer last July at Powell Street and Gore Avenue. Witnesses say they saw him run at a group of police holding a machete. The Integrated Homicide … [Read more...]
Union Gospel Mission treats Downtown Eastside to annual Easter meal
April 7, 2012 by
More than 3,000 meals are being served up to Vancouver's most vulnerable as the Union Gospel Mission hosts its annual Easter dinner. 3,500 pounds of ham, 900 pounds of potatoes and 800 apple pies. Just some of what it takes to serve everyone expected this year. Among them is Don, who has come to the dinner for about 10 years now. “People do … [Read more...]
Woman dies after plunging from 6th floor window of Downtown Eastside hotel
September 17, 2011 by
Vancouver Police are investigating the death of a woman who fell from the window of a 6th floor suite of the Downtown Eastside's Regent Hotel. In a release, police say calls came into 911 shortly before 8:00 last night reporting the discovery of a woman's body in front of the hotel. Police secured a suite on the 6th floor where the woman … [Read more...]
NPA under fire for comments about Downtown Eastside
One Vancouver civic party is coming under fire for calling the Downtown Eastside "a neighbourhood of pimps, dealers, needles and violence."Vision Vancouver is now calling on NPA mayoral candidate Suzanne Anton to apologize. Vision councillor Geoff Meggs says Anton is responsible for the message the party sends out.Last night, the NPA's … [Read more...]