BC Housing announced this week that it has purchased the Burns Block building at 18 West Hastings Street to provide supportive housing for women experiencing homelessness. 17 studio units will...Read More

The following is a statement from Mayor Kennedy Stewart following the tabling of Canada’s 2021 federal budget: “Canada’s 2021 Budget is a welcome blueprint for how cities can work directly...Read More

Today, as part of an ongoing and iterative process, the City of Vancouver has submitted its second submission as part of the pr­oposed “Vancouver Model” for decriminalization of simple possession...Read More

Mayor Stewart joined Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services (VFRS) Chief Karen Fry along with Vancouver Coastal’s (VCH) Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Patricia Daly in welcoming Captain Jonathan Gormick as...Read More

The Province, the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that formalizes their commitment to work together to end...Read More

Mayor Kennedy Stewart is pleased to mark Ross-Aoki House's opening, a 24-room single-room occupancy (SRO) hotel, which will provide homes for trans, gender-diverse, and two-spirit (TGD2S) residents who are overrepresented...Read More

Following through on a commitment to rapidly move forward with the decriminalization of simple possession in the City of Vancouver, Mayor Stewart announced that the City’s preliminary application was submitted...Read More

The City of Vancouver announced today it had purchased a building at 2075 Kingsway that will provide approximately 65 new units for people experiencing homelessness, once renovations are complete in...Read More

Mayor Kennedy Stewart was pleased to see new data released by Angus Reid that shows that Canadians understand the overdose crisis's severity and want governments to take action. Encouragingly, a...Read More