‘Not an ounce of humanity’ in Main Street hotel evictions, advocate says

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has unveiled a plan to revitalize the city’s troubled Downtown Eastside, including pausing the construction of net new supportive housing units.Sim told a Save Our Streets forum, held by a coalition of groups concerned about crime and public safety in B.C., that the proposal is one of three key policy shifts being planned to transform the Downtown Eastside.The mayor says Vancouver has 77 per cent of Metro Vancouver’s supportive services, including housing and shelters, yet only has about 25 per cent of the population, and pausing construction would allow the city...