New Vancouver police academy could occupy former London Drugs location in Downtown Eastside
A new training academy specifically for Vancouver police officers could occupy the location recently vacated by London Drugs in the heart of the Downtown Eastside. It comes after councillors passed a motion that allo...
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-police-academy-woodwards-building-downtown-eastside-9.7106385?cmp=rss
Vancouver considers new public washroom strategy as pressure mounts over access, street cleanliness
Vancouver is considering a new strategy aimed at making public washrooms easier to find and better maintained across the city. Residents, frontline workers and businesses say a lack of accessible washr...
#publicwashrooms #accessibility #streetcleanliness #Vancouver #DowntownEastside
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-new-public-washroom-strategy-for-2026-9.7052350?cmp=rss
The DTES ‘problem’ is not a housing problem, SRO employee says
Global News requested an interview with Larry Campbell, who is more than halfway through his six-month $92,000 contract, but we have yet to receive a response from Eby’s office.
#housing #problem #DTES #Health #Politics #DowntownEastside
https://globalnews.ca/news/11619720/dtes-problem-not-housing-problem-sro-employee/
The DTES ‘problem’ is not a housing problem, SRO employee says
Global News requested an interview with Larry Campbell, who is more than halfway through his six-month $92,000 contract, but we have yet to receive a response from Eby’s office.
#housing #problem #DTES #Health #Politics #DowntownEastside
https://globalnews.ca/news/11619720/dtes-problem-not-housing-problem-sro-employee/
The DTES ‘problem’ is not a housing problem, SRO employee says
Global News requested an interview with Larry Campbell, who is more than halfway through his six-month $92,000 contract, but we have yet to receive a response from Eby’s office.
#housing #problem #DTES #Health #Politics #DowntownEastside
https://globalnews.ca/news/11619720/dtes-problem-not-housing-problem-sro-employee/
‘What’s next’: Businesses react to loss of London Drugs in Downtown Eastside
Citing years of staff safety concerns and significant operating losses at the Abbott Street store, the retailer said it has become unsustainable to continue operating there.
#business #loss #DowntownEastside #AbbottStreet #Economy #LondonDrugs
https://globalnews.ca/news/11606560/businesses-react-loss-london-drugs-downtown-eastside/
‘What’s next’: Businesses react to loss of London Drugs in Downtown Eastside
Citing years of staff safety concerns and significant operating losses at the Abbott Street store, the retailer said it has become unsustainable to continue operating there.
#business #loss #DowntownEastside #AbbottStreet #Economy #LondonDrugs
https://globalnews.ca/news/11606560/businesses-react-loss-london-drugs-downtown-eastside/

Lo Wah Kiu (Workshop) / 老華僑劇場(系列工作坊).

Join for a participatory #theatre #workshop inspired by the work of #DowntownEastside #documentarian and organiser Sid Chow Tan! From organizing with the #Chinese #HeadTax and #ExclusionRedress movement to documenting countless actions against #gentrification and #displacement - Sid’s #art of #activism captured a spirit of class-consciousness, humour, and #solidarity. His vast archive depicts four decades of the struggles, victories, celebrations, and everyday lives of #DTES and #Chinatown communities and organisers. In these introductory workshops, participants will be introduced to theatre techniques that will connect themes from the Sid Tan archives to our lives and neighbourhood issues today.

Please note, these workshops are 3 hours long.

Free admission and no theatre experience necessary! Pre-registration required. Refreshments will be served. #Cantonese and #Mandarin interpretation will be provided. These workshops are presented with gratitude and in solidarity with the many friends, organisers, community television volunteers and staff who made possible the production, broadcast, and archive of Sid’s videos.

Saturday, November 8th, 4pm-7pm.
401 Main Street, #VancouverBC.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/lo-wah-kiu-workshop-tickets-1749159536259

#AsianMastodon #ChineseCanadians #ChineseInBC #VancouverHistory #VancouverChinatown #BCAsianCommunities #ChineseCommunities #Cultural #ChineseImmigrants #AsianImmigrants #YVR #InteractiveTheatre #CulturalArts #CulturalConnections #Educational #Theatrical #Archival #AsianActivists #HumanRights #AntiRacism #ChineseHistoryInBC #ChineseActivists

Lo Wah Kiu (Workshop) / 老華僑劇場(系列工作坊)

Join us for a participatory theatre workshop inspired by the work of DTES documentarian and organiser Sid Chow Tan! 誠邀您參加本次「參與式劇場系列工作坊」!

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