Homelessness up 2% in Vancouver

Homelessness up 2% in Vancouver

June 12, 2019 6:20 pm PST.

Vancouver has the highest per capita rate of homelessness for any major Canadian city, and the problem is getting worse. That’s the finding in the city’s 2019 homeless count that shows the number of people living on the street has gone up. Ashley Burr has more.

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