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2/2/2009 Christy Clark Launches Operation Phoenix - Photos The Christy Clark Show launched Operation Phoenix on CKNW with a broadcast live from Main and Hastings Streets in the Downtown Eastside. Guests included Jim Chu (VPD Chief Constable), Gregor Robertson (Mayor of Vancouver) and Mike McCardell (Global TV Reporter). Click HERE to view all photos. Read Full Article...
1/30/2009 Operation Phoenix NEW ONE-OF-A-KIND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM TO BENEFIT THE LESS FORTUNATE ON THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE OPERATION PHOENIX Unique partnership between The Province, Global BC and CKNW connecting donors and volunteers with non-profit organizations (Vancouver, B.C. – February 2, 2009) In an unprecedented move to help the needy in the Downtown Eastside, ... Read Full Article...
1/30/2009 Operation Phoenix Overview What is operation phoenix? New one-of-a-kind community outreach program to benefit the less fortunate on the downtown eastside. Who is involved? In an unprecedented move to help the needy in the Downtown Eastside, The Province, Global BC and CKNW are launching a new, proactive outreach project to generate ... Read Full Article...
1/30/2009 The Christy Clark Show launches Operation Phoenix Vancouver is one of the most beautiful, poverty-stricken cities in the world. From the awe-inspiring mountains to the crystal meth, vast beautiful forests and countless homeless people, Vancouver truly is Mother Nature’s masterpiece and a heart-wrenching man-made disaster. We should all be so grateful and appalled, to live in a ... Read Full Article...

The Province Operation Phoenix Headlines

Fourteen people to get a shot at a new life

1/24/2010 4:09:05 PM

Up to 14 people will be given a chance at a new life, thanks to a unique partnership between The Province, the Downtown Community Court and three local schools.

Your feedback: Phoenix 'a very valuable initiative'

1/22/2010 9:03:32 AM

We asked readers and people who participated what they thought of the Operation Phoenix series. Here's some of what they said.

Activist preserves heritage in DTES

1/22/2010 9:06:41 AM

C y Hisao Saimoto could be considered a heritage fixture of the Downtown Eastside. The 81-year-old has been volunteering on behalf of the Japanese community -- notably with the Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall and Vancouver Buddhist Temple -- ever since he returned to Vancouver after living in internment camps in the 1940s.

Sentencing: Offer addicted offenders jail or rehab

1/21/2010 8:57:19 AM

Anyone with two or more convictions for drug possession, plus two or more convictions for theft, must upon a third conviction in B.C. for either choose a jail sentence or a long-term drug-treatment program.

Comprehensive audit: Find out how the money's being spent

1/22/2010 6:14:54 PM

A performance audit of federally funded Downtown Eastside agencies and service providers be conducted by Auditor General of Canada Sheila Fraser, complemented by a value-for-money operational audit measuring the effectiveness of provincially funded Downtown Eastside services conducted by Auditor General of B.C. John Doyle.

Homelessness: Keep up the fight for street people

1/20/2010 11:03:23 AM

In its final week, Operation Phoenix makes six recommendations for the Downtown Eastside.

Addicts seeking help need it quickly

1/20/2010 10:38:11 AM

Put an end to wait-lists by creating more detox and long-term treatment beds that are licensed, regulated and inspected. Locate facilities outside the Downtown Eastside so addicts have a chance of success in staying clean.

Positive change under way, but another challenge awaits

1/20/2010 10:38:24 AM

Bill MacEwan, a psychiatrist who makes house calls in the Downtown Eastside, sent us the following in response to our request for feedback on Operation Phoenix:

Milestones on the road to a better Downtown Eastside

1/20/2010 10:37:12 AM

Some of the key developments affecting the Downtown Eastside since Operation Phoenix was launched nearly a year ago (continued from yesterday):

Mental illness: Let's follow the Burnaby approach

1/19/2010 11:32:40 AM

In its final week, Operation Phoenix makes six recommendations for the Downtown Eastside.

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