In The News
June 8– BIRCH housing project continues in holding pattern
June 8– Five years of saving lives at SafePoint
June 1– Affordable housing complex underway in Vancouver
May 26– Over 100 new rental homes coming to Vancouver
May 26– Governments announce $49 million for new Downtown Eastside social housing
April 26– First of two supportive housing facilities opens in Cowichan Valley
April 24– Supportive House Opening in North Cowichan on Monday
April 17– There are still heroes among us
April 15– Message at Delta forum: The stigma must end
April 8 — City of Vancouver eyeing extra social housing density in the Downtown Eastside
April 6– New food pantry set up in Kin Park
February 7– Province, Abbotsford partner to develop new supportive housing
February 7– Abbotsford – Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deliver new supportive housing
February 3– Drug poisoning and overdose advisory issued for Cowichan Valley
January 27– Burnaby shutting down warming centre that was reopened during cold snap
January 26– Mobile overdose prevention site in Abbotsford seeks to meet drug users where they are
January 25– Mobile overdose prevention service opens in Abbotsford
January 21– Take 2 steps and call me in the morning: Exercise as a prescription for depression
January 21– Former Abbotsford hotel to offer ‘complex care’ spaces for homeless people
January 20– New housing model supports people with complex challenges
December 31– Langley may need new location for emergency shelter
December 26– VIDEO: Extreme weather shelter for homeless opens in Langley City
December 23– Extreme weather beds roll out for homeless at North Vancouver shelter sites
December 23– Emergency warming centre activated by Burnaby as winter storm arrives
December 16– City of Duncan gives green light to homeless cabins on Trunk Road
November 23– Another temporary cabin site for homeless proposed for Trunk Road
November 18– Federal government money salvages affordable housing project in Downtown Eastside
November 15– Federal, Provincial, Municipal Governments Support Rapid Housing Projects in Vancouver
November 5– Wellness and Recovery Centre officially opens in Duncan
November 3– Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) Extends Humanitarian Mission To British Columbia Homeless Community
November 2– New West considers a 50-bed shelter at the former Army & Navy store on Columbia Street
October 29– Heavy equipment tips off trailer, smashes into New Westminster building
October 15– Temporary supervised drug inhalation site to open next month on Pandora Avenue
September 9– Supportive Housing Drinkwater Road in Cowichan delayed
July 26– Bread of Life partners with Vancouver society to buy Beaufort Hotel
June 11– BC government spends $28 million to acquire Fraser Valley affordable housing
June 1– Burnaby homeless count sees 80% increase and skyrocketing needs amid COVID-19
May 13– Wellness and Recovery Centre now to open in the fall
May 7– John Horn leaving Cowichan Housing Association
May 5– West Vancouver youth committees continue meaningful work during pandemic
May 4– Milner hotel transformed into new social housing by province
February 26– Here’s where people who are homeless in New West can enjoy a hot shower and get a comfort kit
February 25– New Westminster family facing homelessness considers moving into a bus
February 9– North Shore’s extreme weather mat program open for homeless during cold snap
January 25– Public consultations on Duncan wellness and recovery centre coming in February
January 10– The Forest of Miracles: A Spiritual Place for Healing and Hope
December 14– Over 100 stunning Christmas trees are lit up in West Vancouver this month
December 9– Duncan tent sites for the homeless to be winterized
December 4– Here are some of the New Westminster groups that need your support this holiday season – and beyond
December 3– Surrey council earmarks $1.8M in grants for community groups
November 24– New West restaurant donates “little critters” to local charities
November 20– Help fill the streets with song at this New West carolling event
October 26– Emergency shelters open in Metro Vancouver as temperatures drop
October 13– Campus furniture finds new homes in local community organizations
August 27 — Nesting birds delay construction of Surrey supportive housing project
August 6– More than 200 remain homeless on Langley streets
July 25– Community action table initiates overdose response card project to save Langley lives
July 25– Residents at North Cowichan’s supportive housing project will be properly vetted, says BC Housing
July 20– Council meetings to continue virtually to maintain physical distancing
July 14– North Shore councils called out on homelessness
June 18– B.C. building roughly 100 supportive housing units in Cowichan Valley
June 17– Overdose prevention site reopens in Victoria after spike in overdose deaths
June 10– Two new supportive housing buildings on way for Surrey, province announces
June 8– Virtual open house set for Vancouver Downtown Eastside social housing development amid pandemic
June 3– Surrey pushing the poor out of Whalley, public hearing speakers say
May 31– New social housing for Powell Street in Downtown Eastside
May 29– 114 units of social housing proposed next to Oppenheimer Park
April 3– COVID-19: Virus could ‘spread like wildfire’ in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
February 27– Harm reduction cutting Langley drug deaths, say social workers, Radio version
February 1– 980 CKNW Radio Back on the Beat
January 21– Vancouver art-therapy program for mental-health recovery finds new operator
January 14 — Adapt Pharma exec seeks public’s help in bringing Nasal Narcan to B.C.’s overdose-epidemic response
January 9– Sock Rock Disco collects 2,000 pairs of socks for Vancouver’s homeless
Dec 19 — City increases warming centre capacity for Oppenheimer Park campers
Dec 19 — Warming centre near Oppenheimer Park now opening more frequently, city says
Dec 18 — 70 new affordable homes now available in Mission
Dec 7 — Squamish Nation elder blesses Dundarave Festival of Lights nativity scene
Nov 6 — More than 200 books donated to Surrey modular site
Nov 1 — Dine Railtown: Month-long initiative supports Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside community
Oct 28 — Organizations team up to tackle homelessness in New West and Vancouver
Aug 15 — Constantly on the move, homeless camps difficult to track in Metro Vancouver
Aug 4 — Festival moves out of Oppenheimer Park to show compassion
July 22 — Surrey council approves modular housing projects for homeless after lengthy hearing
July 17 — Opioid crisis: Feds announce $76M for overdose prevention, treatment
July 16 — Over 200 lives saved in first year at Victoria’s supervised consumption site
July 15 — Unsung Hero: Local man holds inclusive gaming event to others people feel safe
July 9 — ‘FIGHT 4 HOMES’: Surrey homeless call for housing one year after tent city dismantled
July 8 — Campbell River nurse administrator named Health Care Hero
June 29 — Nighttime drop-in location needed for Surrey’s vulnerable women, girls: working group
June 28 — Victoria safe injection site celebrates first anniversary
June 27 — ‘Basic needs are all we ask’: Meet North Vancouver’s hidden homeless
June 24 — Modular housing helped clean up Whalley, say police and neighbours
June 23 — Langley elementary students rushed to hospital after handling discarded vape pen
June 8 — Councillor says Surrey ‘on track’ for getting permanent supportive housing sites
June 5 — Province proposes permanent site for supportive housing project in Surrey
May 31 — Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association Cleans up City Centre
May 19 — Abbotsford’s 2nd modular housing project expected to start tenanting next month
April 26 — A year and a half in, B.C. more than half way to goal of 2,000 modular housing units
April 9 — Abbotsford modular housing named for shelter patron who died of overdose
April 3 — Modular project will visibly reduce Abbotsford homelessness: advocate
March 14 — Argyle Secondary students collect backpacks for charity
February 5 — Toque Tuesday takes over Surrey Civic Plaza
January 29 — ‘Housing is a human right’: Panel talks inequality and gentrification in Vancouver affordability crisis
January 24 — Modular units to start arriving at Riverside site this week
January 16 — Bowen gets a new extreme weather shelter
January 14 — Adapt Pharma exec seeks public’s help in bringing Nasal Narcan to B.C.’s overdose-epidemic response
December 22 — Home for Christmas: Modular housing helps Surrey residents escape cold
December 19 — El Santo restaurant is collecting coats for the homeless this week
December 12 — 20 emergency beds available at Lookout shelter on 2nd St.
December 11 — Burnaby’s first warming centres to open Wednesday
November 3 — Friends reflect on legacy of Surrey’s ‘Guardian Angel’ one year after his death
October 11 — Vancouver Coastal Health buys 2 new drug-checking machines to reduce opioid overdoses
August 27 — Abbotsford modular housing for homeless agreement set for council approval
July 19 — Pandora supervised consumption site has busy first month
July 12 — ‘Homelessness is a housing issue’
July 8 — West Vancouver students dish out good vibes at Lookout Housing and Health Society
July 6 — New container-inspired building with 350 homes opens in Vancouver (PHOTOS)
July 6 — New social housing named after employee who died in hit-and-run
July 5 — Instead of retirement, these two nurses are battling Vancouver’s opioid crisis
June 26 — West Van Christmas tree festival funds affordable housing
June 22 — Tents gone from Surrey’s 135A Street, but not all accepting housing: city
June 19 — New temporary modular housing opens for homeless in Surrey
June 14 — Island Health’s largest supervised consumption service opens next week
June 12 — EDITORIAL: SafePoint injection site is saving lives
June 8 — VIDEO: Fraser Health’s first safe consumption site is one year old today
June 4 — Vets provide care at free pet clinic in Surrey
May 31 — Non-profit offers free used needle recovery service
May 9 — WE Care Vancouver and WE Day Family
March 31 — While Richmond mulls 40 homes for the homeless, 83 modular units head for Abbotsford
March 29 — Grade 12 student learns new life skill…how to detect deadly drugs
March 28 — VIDEO: Plecas praises NDP for housing homeless
March 28 — 83 units of temporary modular housing coming to Abbotsford
March 27 — UPDATE: Two modular housing facilities for homeless coming to Abbotsford
March 20 — CFAX1070 Radio: Shayne Williams, Executive Director, Lookout Housing and Health
March 15 — Contract talks for Victoria’s first supervised drug site about to begin
March 14 — Island Health grants contracts for Victoria’s first approved supervised consumption service
March 13 — Long Night of hope raises $17K in North Vancouver
March 5 — Carson Graham Interact Club donates to Lookout Society
February 22 — North Shore homeless shelter rolls out cold weather beds
February 14 — Night of Hope seeks overnight success in North Van
February 1 — Homelessness and transit are priorities for Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner
January 29 — Emergency shelter plan approved by BC Housing
January 26 — Buy a hat to support Toque Tuesday campaign in New West
January 14 — Reflecting on safety, failing as flu fighter and racing as Big Unknown
January 13 — $14M for modular homes
January 12 — Plus d’une centaine de logements temporaires pour les sans-abri des le printemps a Surrey
January 12 — Province bringing housing to Surrey for people in need
January 12 — Surrey mayor says 160 ’emergency’ houses for homeless will change 135A
January 12 — Surrey to get 160 units of modular housing by ‘early spring’
January 12 — BC announces 160 modular housing units are coming to Surrey
January 12 — $13M announced for 3 Surrey transitional housing project
January 12 — 3 new modular housing sites announced for Surrey’s homeless
January 11 — Housing minister mum on rental zoning
2017
January 7 – Vancouver’s homeless need your compassion
February 15 – New Surrey homeless shelter opens
June 8 — A first look inside Surrey’s safe consumption site
July 6 – Homeless advocate in Vancouver says hot weather also presents challenges
July 10—Dying Hero who saved 130 lives on surrey strip has final wish granted
July 13—Government partners integrate injection-drug rooms into supportive-housing sites around Vancouver
July 19—Dignity village for homeless rejected by Abbotsford council
July 27—NDP’s response to drug death crisis in progress
July 27—New Vancouver supervised injection site hopes to combat ‘year of loss’
July 27—Vancouver’s first new supervised injection site since 2003 opens
July 27 – New Minister of Mental Health and Addition opens PSG SIS
September 28 — North Shore homeless numbers much higher than thought: report
October 2– UBC law students open homeless ID clinic
October 14 — Fred Lee’s Social Network: Port gala raises $250,000; opioid crisis tugs at H’Artstrings; Growing Chefs celebrate
October 16– Lookout Emergency Aid Society raises funds to help tackle opioid crisis
October 22 — Supervised Heroin Injection Facilities Are Lifesavers For Those Who Use Them
October 25 — Toured 135A with Dave Brown LookoutSociety
November 10 — Drug testing machine to be piloted in Vancouver as overdose crisis continues
November 16 — New temporary shelter for older homeless people opens in Abbotsford warehouse
November 20 — Housing key to treating addiction Vancouver-area conference hears
December 6 — Surrey Supervised injection site sees 20K visits in first 6 months
December 6 — Surrey launches opioid data project in partnership with statistics Canada
December 6 — Rental supplements could help house Abbotsford’s homeless
December 7 — Month of Giving Back: Lookout Housing and Health Society
December 18 — MacMillan House offers a place for recovery amid Vancouver’s opioid and housing crises
December 22 – ‘When we’re changing in health care, we’re saving lives’
December 26 — ‘From living to existing’: Tent city doubles in size in B.C.’s ‘other’ Downtown Eastside
December 28 — Miracle tax return turns North Vancouver man’s life around
Guide to Giving: How you can help others helping those in need in New West, New West Record, Dec. 9, 2015
New Westminster is known for being a generous community where residents and businesses help those in need – at Christmas and beyond.
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RCMP in Surrey, B.C., are taking the lead in a new intervention plan touted elsewhere in Canada for reducing child protection cases, violent crimes and emergency-room admissions.
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A single mom has been living on the street for some time and her child is missing school more frequently.
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Seniors are the fastest growing group of homeless people in Vancouver, but shelters can be a risky option for them.
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B.C. Housing Minister Rich Coleman says there’s money on the table for a homeless shelter in Burnaby, but the province needs Burnaby’s cooperation to make it happen.
Vancouver officials issue warning after port fire blankets part of the city in thick, chemical-laden smoke, The National Post, March 4, 2015
Symptoms of exposure to the chemical-laden smoke that blanketed portions of east Vancouver and carried into Burnaby could be delayed by as much as 24 hours, health officials warned after a massive container fire at the port Wednesday afternoon.
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If you’re in the downtown core, here’s what you need to know about the chemical fire at Port Metro Vancouver.
Tim Hortons apologizes after employee dumps water on homeless man, News 1130, Feb. 8, 2015
There’s an online push to boycott a Tim Hortons location in Downtown Vancouver after a store manager dumped a bucket of water on a homeless man and his dog.
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New Westminster council is going to bat for local organizations with a track record of reducing homelessness in the city.
Royal City residents can help put a cap on homelessness on Toque Tuesday.
Cold snap welcomed by North Shore ski hills, North Shore News, Dec. 31, 2014
Cuts trigger panic, Royal City Record, June 14, 2013
Homeless folks head to shelters – Burnaby Now, Dec. 24, 2012
Press Releases
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2023
December 1 – Lookout Housing and Health Society Enhances Mental Health Services with New Funding from TD Bank Group
January 5 – Lookout Housing and Health Society Sakura So
2017
June 11 – Lookout to Merge with Mood Disorders Association of British Columbia
June 2 – Lookout Foundation Matching Donations from Dundarave Festival of Lights
May 29 – Health Canada Authorizes Two New Lookout Society Supervised Consumption Sites
2016
December 19 – Lookout Society Launches Overdose Prevention Site at Powell Street Getaway
October 12 -Rig Dig Needle Cleanup Program in Surrey Temporarily Restored
2014
Dec. 1 – Lookout Society-Keys merger brings together two leading service providers
Nov. 12 – Disturbing video exploits Lookout Society client
2013
April 18 – Homeless and at-risk individuals affected by reduction to Lookout’s outreach team
April 14 – Rotary grants allows Cliff Block to build dream kitchen
Jan. 31 – Toque Tuesday: Look good, feel good, do good
2012
Oct. 15 – Share the Warmth: Vancouver’s homeless need essential items to survive the winter
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