Monthly Archives: June 2009
Tuesday Morning Paragraph – Does social housing “enable” bad behavior?
Carnegie Community Action Project 401 Main Street, Vancouver, V6A 2T7 (604) 839-0379 Tuesday, June 22, 2009 Dear Mayor & Council, Does social housing “enable” bad behavior? Here’s what some people in CCAP’s mapping sessions said about the social housing they … Continue reading
Filed under More Social Housing, Stop Gentrification
Study shows Downtown Eastside housing situation is getting worse
Still Losing Hotel Rooms: CCAP’s 2009 Hotel Survey and Report A new Carnegie Community Action Project report says rents in hotel rooms are escalating beyond what low-income Downtown Eastside (DTES) residents can afford. Still Losing Hotel Rooms: CCAP’s 2009 Hotel … Continue reading
Filed under Better Incomes, CCAP Reports, More Social Housing
Media Advisory For Immediate Release June 17, 2009
Press conference Is the housing situation getting better for low-income DTES residents? Come and find out. The Carnegie Community Action Project will release the results of its 2nd annual hotel survey. Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. Place: … Continue reading
Filed under International, More Social Housing
Tuesday Morning Paragraph – Build on Current Assets
Carnegie Community Action Project 401 Main Street, Vancouver, V6A 2T7 (604) 839-0379 Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Dear Mayor & Council, How should we preserve the Downtown Eastside as a low-income community? Reason #8: Build on the current assets The city … Continue reading
Filed under Stop Gentrification
Tuesday Morning Paragraph – Gentrification Does Not Fix Social Problems
Carnegie Community Action Project 401 Main Street, Vancouver, V6A 2T7 (604) 839-0379 Tuesday, June 9, 2009 Dear Mayor & Council, Why should we preserve the Downtown Eastside as a low-income community? Reason #7: Contrary to some what some people think, … Continue reading
Filed under Stop Gentrification
June 5, 2009 To Councilor Jang and Councilor Meggs, We understand you are meeting with some business owners in Gastown to discuss the behavior of the tenants of the Dominion Hotel. We hear from tenants and management of the Dominion … Continue reading
Filed under Stop Gentrification
Tuesday Morning Paragraph – Acceptance and Uniqueness
Carnegie Community Action Project 401 Main Street, Vancouver, V6A 2T7 (604) 839-0379 Tuesday, June 2, 2009 Dear Mayor and Council, Why should we preserve the Downtown Eastside as a low-income community? What about the “feel” of the DTES? If condos … Continue reading
Filed under Stop Gentrification
Club W: Social Mix or Social Exclusion
The city and others claim that the new Woodward’s complex is a great example of “social mix” because it has condos (over 500 units) and social housing (about 200 units but only about 150 for low income people). Check out … Continue reading
Filed under Stop Gentrification
Hotel loophole could spell trouble during the Olympics
This is a copy of Jean’s speech from a recent city council meeting. At that meeting, council allowed the CN Backpackers to change its designation from a monthly hotel to a daily/weekly hotel without any penalties. Most of her speech … Continue reading
Filed under More Social Housing
Mayor comes to Carnegie to meet with CCAP volunteers
Carnegie Community Action Project (CCAP) volunteers met with Mayor Gregor Robertson and Councilors Andrea Reimer and George Chow at Carnegie on May 22. The themes of the meeting were the need for more social housing and the need to end … Continue reading
Filed under Stop Gentrification
