HOMELESSNESS IS EVERYWHERE Coquitlam gets its very first permanent shelter for homeless people. 

EVEN ON HOWE STREET The financial district gets a new temporary shelter as well

PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX 362 new prison beds will be funded in the Lower Mainland at a cost of $77 million 

WORLD AIDS DAY Is tomorrow, and 1 in 40 gay men are unaware of their HIV status

OLDER THAN THE CITY Union Gospel Mission celebrates 125 years of service in the Downtown Eastside with the launch of a book, Hope Lives Here

GOTTA GO That OpenCity website launches a campaign to increase the number of public toilets