December 7, 2023
Housing is healthcare and harm reduction
We’re opening new housing in Vancouver and Victoria to bring people in from the cold. New projects across both cities...
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The drug crisis demands political unity
If ever there was a non-partisan issue, it’s the drug poisoning crisis. It’s hitting all communities from coast to coast....
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Nathan Edelson was a champion of the Downtown Eastside
Nathan Edelson was an urban visionary. He was a City planner who advocated for social inclusion and fought tirelessly for...
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Insite at 20: Still saving lives, still giving hope
When Insite opened in September 2003, it wasn’t just the first sanctioned site in North America for witnessed injecting. It...
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Pigeon Park Savings: the Downtown Eastside’s bank
As we come up to our 20th year of low-barrier community banking, Pigeon Park Savings is growing faster than ever....
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Vancouver study: homelessness is a medical emergency
Research demonstrates the devastating health impacts of homelessness, for individuals and all society. Homelessness is a medical emergency, as we’ve...
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Dr. Perry Kendall: the way forward
The toxic drugs public health emergency is a crisis of incomprehensible scale that has claimed more than 11,000 lives in B.C....
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The Downtown Eastside: complex issues, simplistic headlines
It’s hard for people outside of the neighbourhood to come to know the Downtown Eastside. Endless streams of sensationalist headlines...
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There is no divide between safe supply and recovery
One more time with feeling: it’s not a zero-sum game. Despite the polarized discussion happening in the media, treatment and...
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Affordable DTES dentistry gives dignity and quality of life
PHS provides a lifeline to a marginalized and under-served community, providing services that go far beyond the housing and harm...
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