The Mainlander is dedicated to local politics and social struggles on unceded Indigenous territory in Vancouver, BC
Joined December 2010
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“We learned about the redevelopment through a notice in the mail, it was devastating,” shares Nikki, a tenant living with her family in the Broadway Plan area.
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Failure to ensure city centre overdose prevention site reflects BC NDP deadly abandonment of people who use drugs:
themainlander.com/2026/05/29… #vanpoli via @pivotlegal @bccla
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No cop city anywhere - from atlanta to vancouver, cities are being militarized against their inhabitants. themainlander.com/2026/04/20…
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Nonprofit landlords are being given enormous power to determine who stays and who goes – that’s not a good scenario. You might not be the favourite in the building, but you still have rights.
Inside the BC NDP’s alarming proposal to weaken rights in supportive housing: Interview with two tenants
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REPORT: "(PACE's closure) was the consequence of a system that prioritizes investments in policing as a main approach to “community safety” in place of sustained investments in social infrastructure, support and reciprocal care. themainlander.com/2026/04/17… @PaceSociety #sexwork
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The VPD budget now costs the city half a billion dollars per year
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READ: New report looks at impacts of PACE Society’s closure
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One worker's reflections between the city and the 10-year toxic drug supply crisis:
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Inside the BC NDP’s alarming proposal to weaken tenant rights in supportive housing
Update: Bill 11 has now passed into law.
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“This community has been a refuge against developer greed"
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The Vancouver Tenants Union Wants To Teach Landlords a Lesson
Local landlord Andrzej Kowalski is attempting to sue the @YVRTenantsUnion for $35,000:
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Apr 24
Rick Wilson claims he’s seen multiple people collapse and die inside of Supervised Consumption Sites.
Even though no one has died in an SCS.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
Apr 23
OMG Alberta's Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Rick Wilson says he “watched someone die” inside a supervised consumption site.
That's absolutely false.
I have a hard time believing anything from the Alberta government.
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"We do not need a police super-complex in the heart of our neighbourhood"
Academy at Woodward's marks "tactical escalation" by Vancouver police, writes drug user education group:
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Apr 21
World Cup games to have largest police deployment in Vancouver's history vancouversun.com/sports/vanc…
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Apr 21
Suzie Mah is currently trying to get @victoriajungvan to allow discussion of a Living Wage in our schools. Jung has spent the last four years putting cops back in schools, shutting out parents, and selling off public land. Running with @vanliberals but somehow worse than ABC.
Apr 21
What an amazing trustee @COPEVancouver Suzie Mah is. She has tried every way possible to get a motion about #LivingWage heard tonight at the #VSB39 meeting. Shut down by Chair Jung. Not at all surprising but deeply disappointing. #Vanpoli #bced
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NEW: Academy at Woodward's marks "tactical escalation" by Vancouver police
"the City is creating a triple-layered police presence that effectively turns what could be a community beacon into an epicentre of surveillance"
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