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Vancouver Police Chief makes a bold statement on policy
December 8, 2009 - 11:20 am | 1 Comment Posted by Jonathan Ross
The police have taken a stand, and will be using a gentle and non-forceful approach with the homeless in spite of provincial legislation to the contrary.
I think that it is a huge development for Vancouver Police Department Chief Jim Chu to in essence state that he will not be enforcing BC Minister of Housing and Social Development Rich Coleman’s new legislation on the homeless.
“If there is overt resistance, then we will back away and disengage. There will be no further physical contact. They will be allowed to remain where they are.”
The ministry is trying to put their best foot forward in response:
“The policy that the VPD has put in place appears to be a reasonable interpretation of the act. We appreciate the VPD respects the spirit of the act and we respect their position,”
but the VPD have passed a debilitating judgement on a piece of legislation that is not only controversial with Charter and homeless advocates, but is also unrealistic and nearly impossible to properly enforce.
Tags: BC Liberals, Gordon Campbell, Homeless, Homelessness, Jamie Graham, Jim Chu, John Les, Kash Heed, Lorne Maynecourt, Rich Coleman, Safe Streets Act, VPD
Wards are not the only solution
November 2, 2009 - 7:08 pm | 0 Comments Posted by Jonathan Ross
To Charlie Smith of the Georgia Straight, wards mean the dawn of a new political age in Vancouver.
Wards, wards, wards…if you are reading the Georgia Straight these days, Charlie Smith seems to have little interest in covering anything else these days.
Tags: At-Large, Charlie Smith, Chinese, Georgia Straight, Herb Dhaliwal, Kash Heed, Kashmir Dhaliwal, Raj Hundal, South Asian, Vancouver, Wally Oppal, Wards
Hundal calls for infrastructure dollars for SE seniors centre
September 25, 2009 - 11:57 am | 1 Comment Posted by Jonathan RossI researched and wrote this funding proposal for the Southeast Vancouver Seniors’ Arts and Cultural Centre Society (SVSACS), which since the early 1990’s, has been petitioning all levels of government for a dedicated seniors centre on the land next to the Killarney Community Centre.
Southeast Vancouver has a glaring void of resources for seniors in comparison to the rest of the city.
As the proposal outlines, there are currently nine seniors centres in Vancouver, none of which are located in the southeast quadrant of the city.
According to Census Canada statistics specially compiled by the city’s Social Planning Department, the southeast quadrant has close to 25,000 seniors aged 65 and older, accounting for approximately one third of all seniors in Vancouver.
Park Board Chair Raj Hundal is calling for a portion of yesterday’s $70 million in unallocated infrastructure funds from the federal government to be directed towards the Killarney proposal.
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FACT OF THE DAY
Vancouver’s West End is 204 hectares and is home to 44,000 people (as at 2006) and has increased 5.8% in the previous 5 years and 66% moved since the last census. 61% speak English as their mother tongue. The majority are in the 20-39 year old age group. 59% are one person households, with 8,710 families and an average household inome of $38,000. There is a total of over 28,000 private households.
Quote OF THE DAY
“We’re really asking people to be respectful of the diversity of our community. People live down here because of the diversity, they feel safe within diversity, and that’s a really important value for us.” – Brent Granby, West End Resident’s Association
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