‘It’s sad’: New DTES playground opening cancelled after protesters in Oppenheimer Park
Playground renewal at Oppenheimer Park began in the summer of 2022 and the new safe and inclusive space for kids recently re-opened to the public following construction.
#protest #playground #park #construction #OppenheimerPark #DTES
https://globalnews.ca/news/11186993/oppenheimer-park-playground-opening-cancelled/

‘It’s sad’: New DTES playground opening cancelled after protesters in Oppenheimer Park
Playground renewal at Oppenheimer Park began in the summer of 2022 and the new safe and inclusive space for kids recently re-opened to the public following construction.
#protest #playground #park #construction #OppenheimerPark #DTES
https://globalnews.ca/news/11186993/oppenheimer-park-playground-opening-cancelled/

‘It’s sad’: New DTES playground opening cancelled after protesters in Oppenheimer Park
Playground renewal at Oppenheimer Park began in the summer of 2022 and the new safe and inclusive space for kids recently re-opened to the public following construction.
#protest #playground #park #construction #OppenheimerPark #DTES
https://globalnews.ca/news/11186993/oppenheimer-park-playground-opening-cancelled/

‘Ashtrey Alley’: Push to rename Vancouver’s 1st legal graffiti wall after DTES advocate
Trey Helten, who spearheaded council’s approval of the city’s inaugural painting wall in the back lane of 133 West Pender Street, died suddenly on April 22 at the age of 42.
#graffiti #art #death #Vancouver #DTES #133WestPenderStreet
https://globalnews.ca/news/11184678/ashtrey-alley-rename-vancouver-1st-legal-graffiti-wall-dtes-advocate/

More details revealed about contract for Premier Eby’s Downtown Eastside adviser
Earlier this week,  David Eby’s office confirmed Michael Bryant was appointed to the consultancy in February on a six-month contract worth $150,000.
#politics #contract #appointment #DowntownEastside #DTES #MichaelBryant
https://globalnews.ca/news/11184543/details-contract-david-eby-dtes-adviser/

🇨🇦 Remembering Trey Helten, DTES Pillar Best Friend
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/08/Remembering-Trey-Helten

* artist, activist, animal lover, community champion will be honored Saturday. Everyone is welcome. 🙏

Trey Helten, advocate for drug users in Vancouver, dead at 42
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/trey-helten-obit-vancouver-advocate-1.7517609
Friends remember Helten as approachable, empathetic, inspiring

Overdose Prevention Society
https://www.vancityops.com/

Get help with substance use
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/substance-use/get-help-with-substance-use.html

#Vancouver #TreyHelten #DTES #OPS #BritishColumbia #UnsungHeroes

DTES support worker says recovery-oriented approach needs to replace harm reduction
Rivers Stonechild, who was raised in the DTES, said the mayor’s plan to transform the troubled area by prioritizing accountability, recovery and public safety is a start.
#recovery #harm #publicsafety #support #DTES #Health
https://globalnews.ca/news/11023517/dtes-support-worker-recovery-oriented-approach-replace-harm-reduction/

DTES support worker says recovery-oriented approach needs to replace harm reduction
Rivers Stonechild, who was raised in the DTES, said the mayor’s plan to transform the troubled area by prioritizing accountability, recovery and public safety is a start.
#recovery #harm #publicsafety #support #DTES #Health
https://globalnews.ca/news/11023517/dtes-support-worker-recovery-oriented-approach-replace-harm-reduction/

Vancouver is consistently ranked as one of the best cities to live in. Multiculturalism and inclusivity are some of the most defining features of the city. Yet recently there has been a strong push for rejuvenating the historic neighbourhoods of the city. One of the most visible neighbourhoods to undergo such rejuvenation is Chinatown. It was initially developed along Carrall and Pender Street by the Chinese labourers who first settled in the 1880’s. Once a site of small businesses owned by Chinese families, Chinatown was considered to be one of the poorest areas of Vancouver for many years.

However now Chinatown is being developed into an up-and-coming neighbourhood of the city. Newly opened fashion stores, trendy cafes and rising condos are a visible sign of Chinatown's gentrification. Gentrification is often associated with urban development that provides high-quality housing, increased employment and business opportunities. But besides these positive outcomes, gentrification also brings significant increases in rent and the unequal distribution of developmental benefits to the middle class. This often leads to the displacement of lower-income classes from areas of traditional residence.

This short video-documentary was created in hopes to represent a diversity of voices of Chinatown.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=Cgd4NuFY6gAFh5qv&v=ut3pf93X8ys&feature=youtu.be

#AsianMastodon #AsianCanadian #Chinese #Canadian #DTES #VancouverChinatown #BritishColumbia #Gentrification #YVR #Vancouver #Documentary #DocFilm #UrbanDisplacement