CityTalk Canada

Canadian Urban Institute

What's working, what's not and what's next for Canada's cities. Presented by noted urbanist Mary Rowe, president and CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute.

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CityTalk Canada

Episodes (44)

Mar 3rd Rethinking Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Mar 3rd Barrie’s mayor on declaring an emergency over encampments
Mar 3rd Unlocking Capital & Accelerating Housing: Hear from those leading the way

CityTalk Canada

Mar 3, 2026
30¼ minutes
21 MB

Vancouver’s Downtown East Side has long been associated with high levels of homelessness and substance abuse, issues which many cities across the country are now facing. Host Mary Rowe speaks with two people who help deliver services and housing supports to people in the neighbourhood, and share lessons that other communities can learn.Donna-Lynn Rosa is CEO of Atira Women’s Resource Society and Corey McCallum is Atira’s Director of Outreach Programs. They talk about how to engage respectfully with people experiencing homelessness, addiction and mental health challenges, misconceptions about the Downtown East Side, and why they encourage people...

CityTalk Canada

Rethinking Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

Canadian Urban Institute

00:00 -30:21