The City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Police Department spent $548,000 to clear a homeless encampment on East Hastings Street in April.
Critics say it could have been spent on badly needed services for the city’s growing number of unhoused people. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/07/Vancouver-Spent-550000-Evict-Hastings-Campers/