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A series of devastating fires in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside is causing growing alarm among residents in the neighbourhood, say housing advocates, who are calling for a sharper focus on fire safety in the area's buildings.
Downtown Eastside support workers say they feel like they were "set up to fail" after the city promised to provide them $50K to help residents in tents they've now ordered dismantled.
The tour promised to 'scare' kids away from drugs, but residents say parading people through the neighbourhood is harmful and exploitative.