Woman struck by car, dragged several blocks in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Credit to Author: Scott Brown| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:50:35 +0000
Police say the driver was unaware that he hit someone
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Call for new shelter to house Oppenheimer Park tent city holdouts
Credit to Author: David Carrigg| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 04:19:44 +0000
“Establishment of a low-barrier shelter in the city that can suitably address the specific needs of those currently encamped in Oppenheimer Park.”
Read moreSix hospitalized with gunshot wounds after violent week in Vancouver
Credit to Author: David Carrigg| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 01:44:40 +0000
Arrests made in two of five most recent Vancouver shootings
Read moreVancouver police make third arrest related to DTES shootings
Credit to Author: Scott Brown| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 22:24:26 +0000
Joseph Bassett, a 29-year-old with no fixed address, has been arrested and charged with two counts of attempted murder
Read moreDan Fumano: 'Where can we go?' — Oppenheimer tent city debated at park board, council
Credit to Author: Dan Fumano| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 01:12:32 +0000
Opinion: Vancouver’s institutions — city hall, park board and police department — are debating what should happen to Oppenheimer Park and its residents.
Read moreTwo arrests made after three shootings in the Downtown Eastside
Credit to Author: David Carrigg| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 00:07:38 +0000
The arrests relate to the third shooting, that occurred at 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 23 at the Grand Union Hotel at 74 West Hastings St.
Read moreResidents, workers in Downtown Eastside concerned after spate of shootings
Credit to Author: Gordon McIntyre| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 01:59:12 +0000
Four people sent to hospital following trio of shootings in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Read moreTrash-talking, flying bananas, and sweet as chocolate UA Eastside 10K
Credit to Author: Gord Kurenoff| Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2019 22:01:35 +0000
Before we discuss Saturday’s weather, the “bunch” of banana-costumed dudes peeling through Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside with impressive “split” times, Evan Esselink’s sub-30-minute winning time or Susan Miller’s new Team Trash, we need to examine the words engraved on the back of the impressive Under Armour finisher’s medal: “In, For and With the Eastside.” Welcome to […]
Read moreInspiring seniors show no signs of slowing down during fast, fun FY8K
Credit to Author: Gord Kurenoff| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 07:18:49 +0000
“He was breathing down my neck the whole race and couldn’t shake him. He ran well … two seconds better than me,” said Walter Downey, who will be taking part in the 2019 Berlin Marathon in three weeks, followed by the Chicago Marathon, the New York City Marathon and the California International Marathon. Who said you slow down as you get older?
Read moreVancouver politicians 'shocked' by mayor's bid to take over tent-city park
Credit to Author: Matt Robinson| Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 01:41:26 +0000
‘I’m not aware of anything like this happening in the history of the park board,’ says park board commissioner
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