Monthly Archives: April 2008
Downtown Eastside homes disappearing – CCAP Report
Click Here for CCAP Report on DTES Hotels April 2008 Nearly half of the privately owned residential hotel rooms in Downtown Eastside are closed, in grave danger of being closed, or unavailable to people on welfare because their rents are … Continue reading
Filed under CCAP Reports
Challenging Mayor Sullivan’s Numbers
Mayor Sullivan takes credit on his website and in speeches for the creation of 3000 new homes in Vancouver. CCAP took a closer look at his numbers and presented this at the December 12, 2007 Council meeting. Exaggerating housing gains … Continue reading
Filed under CCAP Reports
For Immediate Release – Development tsunami could squeeze more into homelessness
Development tsunami could sqeeze more into homelessness. Carnegie Action asks for urgent meeting with City Councillors The Carnegie Action Project (CCAP) has asked for an urgent meeting with City Councillors. “We need to insulate the Downtown Eastside from the eco … Continue reading
Filed under More Social Housing
Eek O’ Density – DTES residents give list of questions to city planners
On March 22, 2008, 60-100 DTES residents packed the Carnegie Theatre to talk about condo towers coming to the DTES. Paper and pensils were passed around the theatre and residents wrote questions about eco-density for the senior planners and put … Continue reading
Filed under More Social Housing
Eek O’Density Crowd Packs Theatre
On March 20th about 60 people without homes, who live in hotels and in social housing packed into the Carnegie Theatre to discuss condo towers and zoning changes in the DTES with city hall Planning Department staff, Brent Toderian (Senior … Continue reading
Filed under More Social Housing
