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P.O.W.E.R. DISPATCH #9
Update on community-based reporting at P.O.W.E.R.
Apr 1
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Christine Boyle’s proposed bill puts tenancy rights in hot water
The BC NDP housing minister is seeking to gut Residential Tenancy Act protections for people in “supportive housing”
Mar 23
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Our crises are shared: Doug Ford’s government to defund safe consumption sites, drive toxic drug crisis death toll
Supervised consumption sites save lives
Mar 17
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Carceral housing: Current conditions report
Report back from P.O.W.E.R.'s outreach to DTES supportive housing tenants, Sept - Dec 2025
Mar 4
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“Technically it is allowed because nothing happens:” Peer-reviewed study by P.O.W.E.R. published
Findings from the ‘recriminalization’ period are now published in the International Journal of Drug Policy
Feb 14
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“Technically it is allowed because nothing happens:” Peer-reviewed study by P.O.W.E.R. published
Findings from the ‘recriminalization’ period are now published in the International Journal of Drug Policy
Feb 14
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Prince George prepares to displace residents of Moccasin Flats
The city apologized for the harms caused by dismantling people’s homes at Moccasin Flats in 2022. Now they plan to dismantle it again.
Oct 24, 2025
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Jeremy Omand of the Gastown Residents Association appears to grab, force person to the ground in video
Omand, whose actions are described by one resident as 'vigilantism,' is on the advisory committee for the forthcoming Gastown community policing centre
May 27, 2025
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Atira is suing two residents for tragic Winters Hotel fire
Legal challenge indicative of competing interests within Vancouver’s nonprofit housing industry
May 20, 2025
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Kelowna or Hastings, decampments are a death sentence
Police Oversight with Evidence and Research (P.O.W.E.R.) and Stop the Sweeps condemn Kelowna OS4 decampment
Apr 4, 2025
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Alarming law enforcement trends in Nanaimo BC
New report sheds light on concerning RCMP and bylaw officer practices in the harbour city
Jan 23, 2025
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Organizing community and resisting violence against drug users in the Cowichan Valley
Report back from a community event.
Jan 7, 2025
“If a cop is around when an overdose is happening, it is never a safe situation”
P.O.W.E.R. examines reported trend of Vancouver Police interfering in street-level health response
Aug 31, 2024
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P.O.W.E.R. DISPATCH #8
Update on community-based reporting at P.O.W.E.R.
Jan 20
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NEW ZINE! Know your rights in SRO and supportive housing buildings
P.O.W.E.R., tenants and housing justice groups have created a free resource on tenancy rights in so-called 'supportive housing' and SRO units
Jan 12
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Frontline workers and community groups call for reinstatement of low barrier DTES wound care clinic
Community inclusion and the decentralization of care is needed during dual toxic drug and housing public health crises.
Dec 22, 2025
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