Academy at Woodward's marks "tactical escalation" by Vancouver police, writes drug user education group

No cop cities- from atlanta to vancouver. themainlander.com/2026/04/20/v...

Academy at Woodward's marks "tactical escalation" by Vancouver police, writes drug user education group

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Academy at Woodward's marks "tactical escalation" by Vancouver police, writes drug user education group

"We do not need a police super-complex in the heart of our neighbourhood."

themainlander.com/2026/04/20/v... #vanpoli

Emergency decade One worker's reflections between the city and the toxic drug supply crisis.

"These days when I walk across the overpass and sit at a park bench, I see floating traces of friends and family, clients and acquaintances met in brief. I see ghosts stumbling on the shoreline"

themainlander.com/2026/04/14/e... #drugsky

INTERVIEW | Inside the BC NDP’s alarming proposal to weaken tenant rights in supportive housing The Mainlander sits down with Matt Tarasoff and Paul Henry to talk about the BC NDP’s Bill 11 – the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act (2026).

"In the eyes of the haves, we’re not seen as people, we’re not seen as human. They’re sitting up in their ivory towers making decisions without even asking tenants for solutions"

themainlander.com/2026/04/13/i... #bill11

New report looks at impacts of PACE Society’s closure After 30 years of operating as a community organization by and for sex workers, PACE closed its services in 2025.

“I’m not giving up – like a dandelion that can grow anywhere, even in the concrete. We still have a chance to fight to keep this open,” reflects long-time PACE member Mama Rosa in a new report on the 2025 closure of the organization’s drop-in space. themainlander.com/2026/04/17/p...

Academy at Woodward's marks "tactical escalation" by Vancouver police, writes drug user education group

No cop city anywhere - from atlanta to vancouver, cities are being militarized against their inhabitants. themainlander.com/2026/04/20/v...

Academy at Woodward's marks "tactical escalation" by Vancouver police, writes drug user education group

New on The Mainlander

Academy at Woodward's marks "tactical escalation" by Vancouver police, writes drug user education group

"We do not need a police super-complex in the heart of our neighbourhood."

themainlander.com/2026/04/20/v... #vanpoli

New report looks at impacts of PACE Society’s closure After 30 years of operating as a community organization by and for sex workers, PACE closed its services in 2025.

“I’m not giving up – like a dandelion that can grow anywhere, even in the concrete. We still have a chance to fight to keep this open,” reflects long-time PACE member Mama Rosa in a new report on the 2025 closure of the organization’s drop-in space:

themainlander.com/2026/04/17/p... #vanpoli

New report looks at impacts of PACE Society’s closure After 30 years of operating as a community organization by and for sex workers, PACE closed its services in 2025.

“I’m not giving up – like a dandelion that can grow anywhere, even in the concrete. We still have a chance to fight to keep this open,” reflects long-time PACE member Mama Rosa in a new report on the 2025 closure of the organization’s drop-in space:

themainlander.com/2026/04/17/p... #vanpoli

Emergency decade One worker's reflections between the city and the toxic drug supply crisis.

"These days when I walk across the overpass and sit at a park bench, I see floating traces of friends and family, clients and acquaintances met in brief. I see ghosts stumbling on the shoreline"

themainlander.com/2026/04/14/e... #drugsky

INTERVIEW | Inside the BC NDP’s alarming proposal to weaken tenant rights in supportive housing The Mainlander sits down with Matt Tarasoff and Paul Henry to talk about the BC NDP’s Bill 11 – the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act (2026).

"In the eyes of the haves, we’re not seen as people, we’re not seen as human. They’re sitting up in their ivory towers making decisions without even asking tenants for solutions"

themainlander.com/2026/04/13/i... #bill11

Editorial | Police training facility is an affront to people’s vision for Woodward’s There are urgently needed alternatives to turning the building into training grounds for cops.

It was not a surprise when London Drugs left Woodward’s in February, but rather the finale of a prolonged panic-fueled campaign against the DTES community for more property tax breaks from city hall:

themainlander.com/2026/04/05/w... #vanpoli

New report looks at impacts of PACE Society’s closure After 30 years of operating as a community organization by and for sex workers, PACE closed its services in 2025.

New report looks at impacts of PACE Society’s closure:

"...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"
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INTERVIEW | Inside the BC NDP’s alarming proposal to weaken tenant rights in supportive housing The Mainlander sits down with Matt Tarasoff (Our Streets) and Paul Henry (P.O.W.E.R., Our Homes Can’t Wait) to talk about the BC NDP’s Bill 11 – the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act (2026). The Bill,...

🇨🇦 Add to the list: Inside the BC NDP’s alarming proposal to weaken tenant rights in supportive housing 🤨
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www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/docume...

... pattern of social justice backsliding / deterioration ... 🤬
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Emergency decade One worker's reflections between the city and the toxic drug supply crisis.

"Listen for a moment at the way sound travels through the emptied back alley, and you can hear a city being hollowed out"

Between the city and the toxic drug emergency:

themainlander.com/2026/04/14/e... #drugsky

Emergency decade One worker's reflections between the city and the toxic drug supply crisis.

sharing a short reflection I wrote about working in the toxic drug crisis—which was formally declared 10 years ago today in BC. see those who can make it at Oppenheimer this evening

themainlander.com/2026/04/14/e...

INTERVIEW | Inside the BC NDP’s alarming proposal to weaken tenant rights in supportive housing The Mainlander sits down with Matt Tarasoff (Our Streets) and Paul Henry (P.O.W.E.R., Our Homes Can’t Wait) to talk about the BC NDP’s Bill 11 – the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act (2026). The Bill,...

BC NDP’s alarming proposal to weaken tenant rights in supportive housing

Interview with Paul (@policeoversight.ca) & Matt (Our Streets) on Bill 11:

themainlander.com/2026/04/13/i...

Emergency decade One worker's reflections between the city and the toxic drug supply crisis.

"Listen for a moment at the way sound travels through the emptied back alley, and you can hear a city being hollowed out"

Between the city and the toxic drug emergency:

themainlander.com/2026/04/14/e... #drugsky

INTERVIEW | Inside the BC NDP’s alarming proposal to weaken tenant rights in supportive housing The Mainlander sits down with Matt Tarasoff (Our Streets) and Paul Henry (P.O.W.E.R., Our Homes Can’t Wait) to talk about the BC NDP’s Bill 11 – the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act (2026). The Bill,...

BC NDP’s alarming proposal to weaken tenant rights in supportive housing

Interview with Paul (@policeoversight.ca) & Matt (Our Streets) on Bill 11:

themainlander.com/2026/04/13/i...

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip "I would suggest the NDP deal with their leadership issue or the whole party is going to meet its demise as a whole and I believe if that happens it would take decades to recover"

Editorial | Police training facility is an affront to people’s vision for Woodward’s There are urgently needed alternatives to turning the building into training grounds for cops.

"It was not a surprise when London Drugs left Woodward’s in February, but rather the finale of a prolonged panic-fueled campaign against the DTES community for more property tax breaks from city hall"

Read here: themainlander.com/2026/04/05/w...

“This community has been a refuge against developer greed:” Tenants on East Broadway stand against Fastmark “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.

New in The Mainlander: Tenants on East Broadway stand against Fastmark

themainlander.com/2026/04/01/t... @vancouvertenants.bsky.social #vanpoli

Editorial | Police training facility is an affront to people’s vision for Woodward’s There are urgently needed alternatives to turning the building into training grounds for cops.

New from The Mainlander Editorial Collective:

Police training facility is an affront to people’s vision for the Woodward’s development

themainlander.com/2026/04/05/w... #vanpoli

Editorial | Police training facility is an affront to people’s vision for Woodward’s There are urgently needed alternatives to turning the building into training grounds for cops.

"It was not a surprise when London Drugs left Woodward’s in February, but rather the finale of a prolonged panic-fueled campaign against the DTES community for more property tax breaks from city hall"

Read here: themainlander.com/2026/04/05/w...

Editorial | Police training facility is an affront to people’s vision for Woodward’s There are urgently needed alternatives to turning the building into training grounds for cops.

Police training facility is an affront to people’s vision for Woodward’s via @themainlander.bsky.social

"It was not a surprise when London Drugs left Woodward’s in February, but rather the finale of a prolonged panic-fueled campaign"

themainlander.com/2026/04/05/w...

Editorial | Police training facility is an affront to people’s vision for Woodward’s There are urgently needed alternatives to turning the building into training grounds for cops.

New from The Mainlander Editorial Collective:

Police training facility is an affront to people’s vision for the Woodward’s development

themainlander.com/2026/04/05/w... #vanpoli

“This community has been a refuge against developer greed:” Tenants on East Broadway stand against Fastmark “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.

New in The Mainlander: Tenants on East Broadway stand against Fastmark

themainlander.com/2026/04/01/t... @vancouvertenants.bsky.social #vanpoli

Health Canada’s rebuff of compassion clubs predates DULF: Here’s why it matters. Compassion clubs have resurfaced in recent years as a response to the toxic unregulated drug crisis in British Columbia (BC), and more specifically the need for community-based safer supply programs a...

NEW: Analysis from Marilou Gagnon on Health Canada's rejection of compassion club models in the context of the DULF case

themainlander.com/2026/03/09/c... #drugsky

Health Canada’s rebuff of compassion clubs predates DULF: Here’s why it matters. Compassion clubs have resurfaced in recent years as a response to the toxic unregulated drug crisis in British Columbia (BC), and more specifically the need for community-based safer supply programs a...

Excellent piece on Health Canada's harmful and irrational opposition to the entire concept of compassion clubs - whether for unadulterated unregulated substances such as those DULF supplied it members or a legal substance like cannabis.

#dulf #safesupply

themainlander.com/2026/03/09/c...

Health Canada's rebuff of compassion clubs predates DULF: Here's why it matters. Compassion clubs have resurfaced in recent years as a response to the toxic unregulated drug crisis in British Columbia, and more specifically the need for community-based safer supply programs and models that meet the needs of people who use drugs.

"Compassion clubs in North America emerged in the 1980s and 1990s primarily in response to the AIDS crisis."

DULF "demonstrated that the community model works: fewer overdoses, fewer hospitalizations, and not one death among its membership."
#BritishColumbia #Canada #Drugs #Healthcare #Courts