April 9, 2021
East Van Roasters serves up ambitious expansion plans
Award-winning Vancouver artisan coffee and chocolate specialists East Van Roasters (EVR) has a new ownership model and market expansion plans....
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Applying harm reduction to alcohol consumption on city streets
An innovative PHS program to serve alcohol at an outdoor parklet as a public health measure is now underway – with the backing of...
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Arena offers relief to homeless in Victoria
An innovative temporary shelter operated by PHS Community Services Society at a Victoria hockey arena offers people experiencing homelessness the...
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PHS to deliver multi-year safe supply program
A new multi-year PHS project will provide life-saving pharmaceutical alternatives to toxic street drugs. The SAFER Initiative – Safer Alternative for Emergency Response...
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Sheltering homeless people while they wait for COVID-19 test results
RV trailers operated by PHS to provide temporary quarantine stays PHS Community Services Society is equipping two self-contained RV trailers...
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“We’ve lost a true friend and a genuine hero”
Tributes paid to civil liberties icon who helped save Insite “When the Canadian government tried to shut down the Insite...
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Fast-tracking housing solutions for homelessness
Take a tour of our temporary modular housing units “On a brick-and-mortar build for supportive housing, my time horizon to...
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Letter of support to Mayor Stewart
Decriminalization of Personal Possession of Illicit Drugs Membership at the November 18, 2020 Annual General Meeting of PHS Community Services...
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Safe supply saves lives
Researchers confirm the lifesaving power of a safe supply of drugs “It will come as no surprise to harm reductionists...
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Seniors homelessness crisis
Seniors are the fastest-growing homeless demographic in Vancouver “The fact that we are letting our seniors become homeless, to me...
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