'Gentrification By Instalment?'
25 October 2002 - 9:00am
Will it create affordable housing while revitalizing a huge derelict building in a distressed neighbourhood or is it "gentrification by instalment"?
"Amid angry outbursts from homeless squatters and Downtown Eastside activists, Vancouver city councillors voted unanimously Tuesday to support a proposed redevelopment of the city's bleakest downtown block with $11 million in city bonuses and tax breaks."
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The Vancouver Sun, October 23, 2002
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