Canada's Slum: The Fix
Woodward's gets its welcome mat ready
Officials preview the new project, hopeful it will spark a revival in Vancouver's drug infested Downtown Eastside
Canada's Slum: The Fix
Public forum video
The Globe, in partnership with CTV and UBC, brought together experts with fresh solutions for Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
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Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
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Canada's Slum: The Fix
Troubled residents can teach us a thing or two
People in the Downtown Eastside are eager to help their community, Margo Fryer says
The democratic solution
Community organizer Jim Green believes in a women-and-children-first fix for Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
The universal solution
Human settlement expert Aprodicio Laquian looks to the world for ways to solve the problems in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
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