Vancouver really needs to do something about our homeless problem. This is no way for people to live.
As downtown development squeezes a rising number of homeless British Columbians into a dwindling number of urban campsites, Vancouver’s homeless are passing their nights in some surprising locations.
Judy Graves has spent the past dozen years touring Vancouver’s dark parks, garbage-strewn alleys, and mouldy abandoned buildings. Graves, who co-ordinates the city’s pioneering street outreach program, said the roughest place she’s found yet is located directly beneath the glistening dome at Telus World of Science.
Source: thetyee.ca via mtippett
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