The Mainlander @MainlanderNews
The Mainlander is dedicated to local politics and social struggles on unceded Indigenous territory in Vancouver, BC themainlander.com Vancouver, BC Joined December 2010-
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Failure to ensure city centre overdose prevention site reflects BC NDP deadly abandonment of people who use drugs: themainlander.com/2026/05/29/cit… #vanpoli via @pivotlegal @bccla
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'This concentration of force is a direct attack on the neighbourhood, turning our streets into training grounds for #police tactics.' themainlander.com/2026/04/20/vpd…
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No cop city anywhere - from atlanta to vancouver, cities are being militarized against their inhabitants. themainlander.com/2026/04/20/vpd…
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Nonprofit landlords are being given enormous power to determine who stays and who goes – that’s not a good scenario. You might not be the favourite in the building, but you still have rights.
Inside the BC NDP’s alarming proposal to weaken rights in supportive housing: Interview with two tenants themainlander.com/2026/04/13/int… #vanpoli
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REPORT: "(PACE's closure) was the 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. themainlander.com/2026/04/17/pac… @PaceSociety #sexwork
The VPD budget now costs the city half a billion dollars per year themainlander.com/2026/04/20/vpd…
READ: New report looks at impacts of PACE Society’s closure themainlander.com/2026/04/17/pac…
One worker's reflections between the city and the 10-year toxic drug supply crisis: themainlander.com/2026/04/14/eme…
Inside the BC NDP’s alarming proposal to weaken tenant rights in supportive housing Update: Bill 11 has now passed into law. themainlander.com/2026/04/13/int…
“This community has been a refuge against developer greed" themainlander.com/2026/04/01/thi…
The Vancouver Tenants Union Wants To Teach Landlords a Lesson Local landlord Andrzej Kowalski is attempting to sue the @YVRTenantsUnion for $35,000: themainlander.com/2026/03/24/the…
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Rick Wilson claims he’s seen multiple people collapse and die inside of Supervised Consumption Sites. Even though no one has died in an SCS. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
OMG Alberta's Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Rick Wilson says he “watched someone die” inside a supervised consumption site. That's absolutely false. I have a hard time believing anything from the Alberta government.
"We do not need a police super-complex in the heart of our neighbourhood" Academy at Woodward's marks "tactical escalation" by Vancouver police, writes drug user education group: themainlander.com/2026/04/20/vpd…
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World Cup games to have largest police deployment in Vancouver's history vancouversun.com/sports/vancouv…
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Suzie Mah is currently trying to get @victoriajungvan to allow discussion of a Living Wage in our schools. Jung has spent the last four years putting cops back in schools, shutting out parents, and selling off public land. Running with @vanliberals but somehow worse than ABC.
What an amazing trustee @COPEVancouver Suzie Mah is. She has tried every way possible to get a motion about #LivingWage heard tonight at the #VSB39 meeting. Shut down by Chair Jung. Not at all surprising but deeply disappointing. #Vanpoli #bced
NEW: Academy at Woodward's marks "tactical escalation" by Vancouver police "the City is creating a triple-layered police presence that effectively turns what could be a community beacon into an epicentre of surveillance" themainlander.com/2026/04/20/vpd… #vanpoli
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