'Cuchillo' Restaurant: Another knife in the heart of the Downtown Eastside |...
This week another high-end destination restaurant has opened in the heart of the Downtown Eastside, this time in the main floor of the low-income affordable York Rooms hotel at 261 Powell Street....
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'Cuchillo' restaurant: Another knife in the heart of the Downtown Eastside |...
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View ArticleLive music and development: A double standard of noise pollution in Vancouver
Beyond the highly publicized and debated issues that pertain to Vancouver’s visual and physical space, mainly focused on the much publicized Downtown Eastside, there is a competition for sonic space...
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Vancouver's Insite celebrates 10 years as threat of Conservatives' Bill C-65...
Friday, September 20, 2013 As Insite celebrates its 10th anniversary of successful operation in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, the Conservative government in Ottawa is still railing against Safe...
View ArticleWhy I March: Marlene George
In 1996 I became involved with the February 14 Women's Memorial March in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES) through my work at the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre. I was working with Marion Dubick...
View ArticleThe Portland Hotel Society should be defended
Mark Townsend and Liz Evans, founders of the Portland Hotel Society (PHS) have resigned following two audits from Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and B.C. Housing that raise questions over the...
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Democracy North: Special coverage of Portland Hotel Society audit scandal
Democracy North: Mar 29Democracy North is an independent Canadian and global news hour, featuring the week’s top grassroots news and interviews.Every weekend, we compile the top guests and headlines...
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The benefits of Portland Hotel Society's programs at risk
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Rich Coleman has once again sent gossip of possibilities rippling through the community about the PHS. The question now circulating is whether certain programs will continue...
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Downtown Eastside activist and poet Bud Osborn has died
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 rabble.ca is saddened to learn of the death of Bud Osborn. Osborn was a founding member of VANDU and memorialized Vancouver's Downtown Eastside in his poetry. rabble.ca is...
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Libby Davies remembers activist and poet Bud Osborn
rabble.ca is saddened to learn of the death of Bud Osborn. Osborn was a founding member of VANDU and memorialized Vancouver's Downtown Eastside in his poetry.Libby Davies remembers poet and activist...
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Watch: Arrests at Oppenheimer Park, Vancouver
Is this show currently playing? October 23, 2014 On Thursday, October 16, 2014, police and city officials moved into Oppenheimer Park to enforce the city's injunction against the tent city....
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DTES residents dying at eight times the national average
rey-2015-09-20c.mp3Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming.A UBC study following residents of single-room occupancy hotels over four years...
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Libby Davies retires from politics but not from activism
Saturday, October 31, 2015 Veteran MP for Vancouver East and advocate bids farewell to public life Former New Democratic Party deputy leader Libby Davies bid farewell to public life but not to activism...
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Crossing the digital divide with free Wi-Fi in Vancouver's DTES
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 Residents in low-income neighbourhoods often have limited access to much-needed Internet services. One team in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside is seeking to address this...
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Fifth annual Downtown Eastside powwow shifts focus to future generations
Monday, September 19, 2016 Organizers this year emphasized that simply bringing people together is a form of resistance. Regalia-clad dancers and a "we support Standing Rock" banner filled Vancouver's...
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