Olympic Tent Village Ends, Homelessness Continues
March 3, 2010 - 03:21 — no2010
Tent city dismantled after housing found for 35 homeless people
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Tent+city+dismantled+after+housing+...
By Doug Ward, Vancouver Sun, March 2, 2010
The last remnant of Vancouver's anti-Olympic movement began to be dismantled Monday as activists closed their tent city in the Downtown Eastside.
Olympic Tent Village Digs in for 'Long Haul'
February 24, 2010 - 11:14 — no2010Squatters at 'Olympic Tent Village' say they're digging in for long haul
By Sam Cooper, The Province, February 23, 2010
http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Squatters+Olympic+T...
Olympic Tent Village Needs Ongoing Support!
February 21, 2010 - 06:11 — no2010OLYMPIC TENT VILLAGE NEEDS YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT!
Since Feb 15, 2010 the Olympic Tent Village has been set up at 58 West Hastings, an empty lot owned by notorious condo developer Concord Pacific, currently being leased by VANOC as a parking lot for the Olympics.
Olympic Tent Village Set Up
February 16, 2010 - 20:04 — no2010On Feb. 15, several hundred protesters rallied at Pigeon Park in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver before marching to a nearby empty lot. Once there, they set up tents and tarps. The tent village will be ongoing and is located at 58 West Hastings. Bring sleeping bags, tents, food, tarps, and people!
Vancouver Media Coop Video
http://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/video/2783
Olympics on Slippery Slope After Crackdown on Homeless
February 4, 2010 - 09:42 — no2010
Winter Olympics on slippery slope after Vancouver crackdown on homeless
Canada's £3.5bn 2010 winter games have triggered a cruel cleanup, critics claim
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/03/vancouver-winter-olympics-homeless-...
Lucy Hyslop guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 3 February 2010 21.20 GMT
Anti-Poverty Groups Disrupt Government PR Event on Poverty
February 3, 2010 - 03:19 — no2010
Anti-poverty protest mars event
Provincial gov't officially launches 'Downtown Eastside Connect'
kiosk
Suzanne Fournier, The Province, Tuesday, February 02, 2010
The official launch of the "Downtown Eastside Connect" kiosk Monday was quickly followed by an antipoverty protest dubbing it a "government spin-doctoring centre."
UBC Frathouses to Evict Students for Olympic Rentals
January 1, 2010 - 05:57 — no2010UBC frathouses evict students to cash in on Vancouver Olympics
By John Bermingham, The Province/Canwest News Service, December 30, 2009
http://www.theprovince.com/frathouses+evict+students+cash+Vancouver+Olym...
Athlete's Village has social housing cut out
November 4, 2009 - 02:57 — no2010
Athlete's village missing social housing aspect
ctvbc.ca
Posted Wednesday, November 4, 2009
http://www.ctvolympics.ca/about-vancouver/news/newsid=18957.html#athlete...
Act to force homeless into shelters introduced to Legislature
October 30, 2009 - 02:45 — no2010
Act introduced to force homeless to shelters
Next month, B.C. police could have power to remove people from the street in extreme weather
By Jonathan Fowlie, Vancouver Sun, October 30, 2009
Police across British Columbia could have the power as early as next month to forcibly move homeless people to shelters during extreme weather.
Slumlord Has No Right to Evict Tenants
September 10, 2009 - 22:36 — no2010Rat-infested hotel has no right to evict tenants, says city
By Doug Ward, VANCOUVER SUN, September 8, 2009
VANCOUVER -- The City of Vancouver is urging tenants of a Downtown Eastside hotel to stay put in their vermin-infested units despite an eviction notice issued by their landlord.
