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Pandemic underscores a lack of affordable housing, homeless issues in B.C.
Title (Dublin Core)
Pandemic underscores a lack of affordable housing, homeless issues in B.C.
Description (Dublin Core)
News article discussing the issues around providing safe and equitable housing the homeless people of BC during the pandemic, from tent cities to block booked hotel rooms and the effect they have had on the homeless population and neighbours.
"The B.C. government’s effort to get people off the street has meant profound changes for hundreds of people, including Mr. LeBlanc. The process has also resulted in anger and dismay from neighbourhood residents wondering whether the solution put together in response to a pandemic has resulted in new problems.
The process has also underscored the dire shortage of affordable housing throughout the province, a problem that existed long before the pandemic and has become more visible as people are being urged to stay home even though some may not have that option."
"The B.C. government’s effort to get people off the street has meant profound changes for hundreds of people, including Mr. LeBlanc. The process has also resulted in anger and dismay from neighbourhood residents wondering whether the solution put together in response to a pandemic has resulted in new problems.
The process has also underscored the dire shortage of affordable housing throughout the province, a problem that existed long before the pandemic and has become more visible as people are being urged to stay home even though some may not have that option."
homelessness, housing crisis
Date (Dublin Core)
June 19, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
Wendy Stueck
Chad Hipolito
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Hope Gresser
Type (Dublin Core)
news article
Link (Bibliographic Ontology)
Publisher (Dublin Core)
The Globe and Mail
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Community & Community Organizations
English
Government State
English
Public Housing
English
Parks
English
Social Issues
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
supportive housing
affordable housing
hotel
Vancouver
Victoria
British Columbia
Canada
Collection (Dublin Core)
Canada
Social Justice
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
06/19/2020
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
06/27/2020
4/1/2021
Date Created (Dublin Core)
06/19/2020
This item was submitted on June 19, 2020 by Hope Gresser using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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