Dan Fumano: Public drinking as a health measure — Vancouver eyes allowing booze in DTES 'parklet'
Dan Fumano: Public drinking as a health measure — Vancouver eyes allowing booze in DTES 'parklet' Dan Fumano © Provided by Vancouver Sun Russell Maynard in front of 111 Princess St. in Vancouver on February 22, 2021. The idea of allowing beer consumption on a Vancouver street corner is being pitched as both a public health measure and a great moment of civic compromise. City council is considering the creation of a small curbside “parklet” on a quiet side street in the Downtown Eastside where public booze consumption would be legalized. The proposal has support fro...