housing crisis
Harm reduction advocate proposes incentivized rehabilitation
January 16, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer Guy Felicella, a recovery advocate, and Dr. Monty Ghosh, an addiction physician, are proposing a plan to offer a stipend of $20 a day for people to enter a 90-day rehabilitation facility. Felicella explained that a $600 stipend per month would offer people opportunities to improve their lives. Felicella said, “It’s very tough to be in treatment. It’s even that much tougher to be there broke.” “Self-care costs money; going to the gym costs money,” along with buying clothes and “feeling good about yourself,” said Felicella. He believes if we ignore the self-care aspect of…
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CRAB Park Tent City organizes online winter fundraiser
January 13, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer CRAB Park tent city “Ayx Village,” is the only encampment deemed legal by the BC Supreme Court. This year they organized a fundraiser to support residents throughout the winter. Fiona York, a volunteer and advocate…
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Vancouver city council candidates discuss equity concerns
October 10, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer On September 26, SFU Public Square and the department of gender, sexuality and women’s studies hosted a forum for Vancouver city council candidates to discuss issues of equity in the city. The event was…
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ACORN calls on municipal candidates to act on housing crisis
October 7, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer BC Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) is calling for Surrey municipal election candidates to make the issue of affordable housing central to their campaigns. This call to action comes in as…
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Community organisations put out a call to action to protect women amidst housing crisis
September 12, 2022By: Chloë Arneson, News Writer Content warning: This article mentions acts of gender-based violence and violence against Indigenous peoples. On August 16, several organisations published a joint press release titled, “Women are not acceptable casualties in the response to the…
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As the housing market falls apart, stakeholders build a plan
September 19, 2016By: Maya Schofield Rising housing prices in BC have become the topic of serious discussion across the province. On September 14, A diverse panel of housing operatives in British Columbia came together to discuss the province-wide housing crises at SFU’s…
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An interview with Karen Sawatzky, the student going up against the Vancouver housing market
July 11, 2016[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the midst of a worsening housing crisis in Vancouver, one SFU student’s novel approach to figuring out the causes has blown up in the news. Meet Karen Sawatzky: previously a journalist and technical writer, and now a master’s student…
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