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For decades, Hogan’s Alley served as a hub for Vancouver’s Black community before city planning in the 1970s led to the displacement of a once-vibrant neighbourhood. Now, a recent agreement with the City of Vancouver will provide a community land trust to the Hogan’s Alley Society for the land bordered by Main …
Read More »Profiling Vancouver’s political parties: OneCity
It’s one party with just one councillor at the moment, but OneCity hopes for a lot more than incumbent Christine Boyle at city hall after Vancouver’s municipal election on Oct. 15. And a lot more housing. “We’d like to see gradual increase in density across the city. Not only on the …
Read More »What’s in store for Vancouver’s False Creek? Scientists and locals take first steps toward revitalization
Volunteers and scientists are in the midst of a six-day “bio blitz” in Vancouver’s False Creek, collecting water samples as an initial step toward cleaning up the inlet between Science World and English Bay. The project, running until Wednesday, is a collaboration between local non-profit False Creek Friends, scientists from the Hakai Institute …
Read More »Profiling Vancouver’s political parties: COPE
Over the decades, things have gotten progressively more crowded for Vancouver’s oldest left-wing party. Founded in 1968, the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) now competes with Vision Vancouver, the Greens, OneCity, Forward Vancouver and VOTE Socialist for support on the left side of the city’s political spectrum. But it’s the …
Read More »Unconditional love: The pets of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
It’s known as Vancouver’s poorest postal code, but the city’s Downtown Eastside is a vibrant residential and commercial neighbourhood of more than 20,000 people. It’s also a space where many people live with addiction and homelessness, which carries with it stigma and judgment from others. For some in this position, pets …
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