April 25, 2024

Stats indicate some improvement for homeless

The Downtown Ambassadors have implemented their cold weather strategy but what they're finding is there are fewer people needing help in Vancouver. The program's run by the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association and Executive Director Charles Gauthier says there are likely fewer people on the streets thanks to the recently-opened HEAT … [Read more...]

UVic prof says Obama win could indicate leftward momentum in B.C.

With Barack Obama's projected re-election, University of Victoria political science professor Janni Aragon says that leftward momentum could carry into B.C.'s provincial election in May. "The Obama campaign can be a harbinger for Canadian politics. Maybe the move to the right won't continue to be as severe, particularly to B.C. I mean, it's pretty … [Read more...]