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“We learned about the redevelopment through a notice in the mail, it was devastating,” shares Nikki, a tenant living with her family in the Broadway Plan area. themainlander.com/2026/04/01/thi…

'This concentration of force is a direct attack on the neighbourhood, turning our streets into training grounds for #police tactics.' themainlander.com/2026/04/20/vpd…

No cop city anywhere - from atlanta to vancouver, cities are being militarized against their inhabitants. themainlander.com/2026/04/20/vpd…

Nonprofit landlords are being given enormous power to determine who stays and who goes – that’s not a good scenario. You might not be the favourite in the building, but you still have rights.

REPORT: "(PACE's closure) was the consequence of a system that prioritizes investments in policing as a main approach to “community safety” in place of sustained investments in social infrastructure, support and reciprocal care. themainlander.com/2026/04/17/pac… @PaceSociety #sexwork

The VPD budget now costs the city half a billion dollars per year themainlander.com/2026/04/20/vpd…

READ: New report looks at impacts of PACE Society’s closure themainlander.com/2026/04/17/pac…

One worker's reflections between the city and the 10-year toxic drug supply crisis: themainlander.com/2026/04/14/eme…

Inside the BC NDP’s alarming proposal to weaken tenant rights in supportive housing Update: Bill 11 has now passed into law. themainlander.com/2026/04/13/int…

“This community has been a refuge against developer greed" themainlander.com/2026/04/01/thi…

The Vancouver Tenants Union Wants To Teach Landlords a Lesson Local landlord Andrzej Kowalski is attempting to sue the @YVRTenantsUnion for $35,000: themainlander.com/2026/03/24/the…

Rick Wilson claims he’s seen multiple people collapse and die inside of Supervised Consumption Sites. Even though no one has died in an SCS. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

"We do not need a police super-complex in the heart of our neighbourhood" Academy at Woodward's marks "tactical escalation" by Vancouver police, writes drug user education group: themainlander.com/2026/04/20/vpd…

World Cup games to have largest police deployment in Vancouver's history vancouversun.com/sports/vancouv…

Suzie Mah is currently trying to get @victoriajungvan to allow discussion of a Living Wage in our schools. Jung has spent the last four years putting cops back in schools, shutting out parents, and selling off public land. Running with @vanliberals but somehow worse than ABC.

NEW: Academy at Woodward's marks "tactical escalation" by Vancouver police "the City is creating a triple-layered police presence that effectively turns what could be a community beacon into an epicentre of surveillance" themainlander.com/2026/04/20/vpd… #vanpoli

New report looks at impacts of @PaceSociety’s 2025 closure "I’m not giving up – like a dandelion that can grow anywhere, even in the concrete. We still have a chance to fight to keep this open." themainlander.com/2026/04/17/pac… #dtes #vanpoli

Emergency decade: A reflection on the 10-year long toxic drug crisis themainlander.com/2026/04/14/eme… #bcpoli