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Vancouver Spent $550,000 to Evict Hastings Campers | The Tyee

Advocates say the money would have been better spent improving services for unhoused people.

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‘They still house people’: Renovated SROs welcomed as part of DTES plan, but advocates call for more

News of the newly-renovated SRO units for Downtown Eastside residents comes just months before 98 modular units in downtown Vancouver are slated to close.

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BC Info BotFeb 21, 2023
The Tyee: The Case Against Vacancy Controls for Vancouver (in Opinion) https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/02/21/Case-Against-Vacancy-Controls-Vancouver/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #CanadaMortgageandHousingCorp. #BuildingCommunitySociety #LimitedDividendProgram #CapitalCostAllowance #vacancycontrol #JeanSwanson #MiltonWong #MorrisWosk
The Case Against Vacancy Controls for Vancouver | The Tyee

Better to increase payments for rent costs to people with low incomes. Latest in a series on housing advice to leaders.

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BC Info BotFeb 13, 2023
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Vancouver Needs Vacancy Controls | The Tyee

Rent for unoccupied units is a whopping 43 per cent higher than occupied units. It’s time to heed the wake-up call, says Jean Swanson.

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