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Five myths that put people at deadly risk, offered by an organizer of the unhoused in Maple Ridge.

The city has largely left van-dwellers like Todd Sallomi alone during the pandemic. But that’s changed.

Research conservatively estimates that 35,000 Canadians experience homelessness on any given night, with an average of one person sleeping outdoors for every five individuals staying in a shelter. As an occupational therapist with front-line experience working on a community mental health team in Toronto, I have witnessed peoples’ daily battles with discrimination, surveillance and policing. And my experiences have taught me that compassion in Canada often depends on who you are or how you are perceived. For example, the Ontario Safe Streets Act is meant to keep citizens safe from “aggr...

Transit gain doesn’t have to equal renter pain Allan Fernandez knows his building’s days are numbered. Others like his in Burnaby have already been bulldozed to chips, replaced by glass towers that rival downtown Vancouver’s in height. Fernandez lives in the heart of Burnaby, near the Metropolis supermall and the Metrotower office complex, a three-minute walk from the Metrotown SkyTrain station and bus loop. His building on Dow Avenue is a three-storey walk-up with a wooden frame, and it turns 60 next year. It’s been sold four times since he moved there in 2013, and a rezoning appl...

The Dance Centre will showcase online performances in the lead up to International Dance Day on April 29. Fernandez lives in the heart of Burnaby, near the Metropolis supermall and the Metrotower office complex, a three-minute walk from the Metrotown SkyTrain station and bus loop. His building on Dow Avenue is a three-storey walk-up with a wooden frame, and it turns 60 next year. It’s been sold four times since he moved there in 2013, and a rezoning application is under way. “Let’s be honest with ourselves: it’s not the best looking,” said Fernandez. “But the people who live here...