Downtown Eastside Community Monitoring

Report City of Spring 1998 Includes Chinatown, , Strathcona and Victory Square Introduction

The Community Monitoring Report provides quick information on current development and sales activiti the community. It also includes information on tdf~c,health, social assistance, crime and safety, and cornmc services. Much of the data is presented for areas which are based on zoning and planning analysis districts. 7 do not, nor are they intended to, reflect neighbourhood boundaries which are perceived differently by the dil social communities that live and work in this part of the City. Its purpose is to provide data to enable the ( other levels of government, and the community to better understand the effects of new development in and the area.

This report will be updated annually. A profile of major demographic trends will also be completed in l998/: after the 1996 Census data become available.

Contents

Downtown Eastside at a Glance ...... City Initiatives in the Downtown Eastside ...... Population ...... Income Assistance ...... LowIncomeHousing ...... Real Estate Sales ...... Development Activities ...... Major Development Near Downtown Eastside ...... Problem Premises ...... VacantBuildines ...... Liquor Licenses ...... Map of Downtown Eastside Development Activities and Sales ...... Crime ...... Fire and Rescue ...... Look Out Emergency Shelter ...... Public School Enrolment ...... Community Centre ...... Day Care ...... Evelyne Sder Centre ...... Mental Health ......

Community Health 6, ...... ;......

I Traffic ! r ...... #, Total-. Pooulation (19961 16.076 514.008 3.1% ---- - . ---, I 1 1 Total ~opulation(1991) 1 15;930 1 473;210 1 3.4%

Total- - Paaulation (1986) I 14.170v - 1 431.147 1 3.3% \ ---I Age (1991): under 5 I 435 1 23.735 1 1.8%

# of Households f 1991 I 9.445 1 199.935 1 4.7% # PersonsHousehold (1,991) , I '1.4 1, 2.3 1 NIA Median Household Income (19901 1 $10.586 1 $34.174 1 NIA % of Incidence of Low Income (1991) 1 73.4% 24.8% 1 NIA LAND AREA I I I Land Area (hectare) I 674.0 1 11,404.4 I 5.9% NEIGHBOURHOOD FACILITIES I I I

# of Licensed Childcare Proarams (1997) I 14 1 486 1 2.9% 4 ., sZ. 25 12.0% *. Xd r.. ' - " , 'I 3 1' 1

Single Room Occu~anwUnits i1997) I 5.488 1 7.044* 1 77.9%

FIRE AND CRIME I I I

Total Police Calls (1997) I 40.558 1 293.030 1 13.8% new market housing be encouraged, the ex SROs be replaced with better quality, self-cont. Conditions in the Downtown Eastside have been a units; and concern for many pars. Recently the community has proposals for social service centre be dealt wi- come under increasing pressure with the rapid rise of a case-bpcase basis. intravenous dnrg use and the associated crime and disease. This has sgmficant impact on the community's The draft Plan will be forwarded to Counc health and economic viability. conjunction with the Housing Plan. Staff have prepared a Strategic Action Report to deal For further information, contact Jeannette Hlavat with the impacts of the ille al drug trade, to improve 871-6448. conditions at the street levef and in the SRO hotels, to he1 attract newbusiness to fillvacant storefronts and to seeZ cooperation from senior governments. The draft report will be submitted to Council in July 1998 Staff have prepared a draft Plan to protect low inc recoxnmendmg that report be taken out for widespread housing, revitalize business, and retain the area's hist public discussion and that actions which have strong character. The Plan has been reviewed with comrm communitysupport be implemented as soon as possible. and business groups. For more infomation, contact Nathan Edehon at 'The Plan also encourages: 873-7444. new market housiq, new offices, shops and places for arts entertainment; and new social housing to replace existing SROs. The Housing Plan examines key housing issues (the mix of market and low-income housing, the future of the The draft will be revised and presented to Oty Gu area's SROs, and small suites) in the Downtown in conjunction with the Housing Plan. Eastside, Chinatown, Gastown and Suathcona. In early 1998, input was sought fromthe broader community. A For further information, contact Michel Desrocher brochure, "Housing Plan Issues", was distributed to all 873-7160 or Nathan E&lson at 873-7444. of the 15,000 residents, businesses and community organizations. About twenty meetings were held with local groups and residents and numerous letters and phone calls were received. The Police Department is committed making Downtown Eastside a safer community. We conti These discussions formed the basis for the draft Plan our communityparulershipswith the local agencies a which will be tabled for information with Council this sponsorthe Ne&bourhood SafetyOffices located at summer. Following this, it will be distributed for public East Hastings Su-eet, 219 Abbott Street and 18 E review. Meetings will be arranged with the ublic, Pender Street. interested roups and residents. The Plan will TI en be revised and: brought to Gty Council for decision in the We have worked closely with the Ne' hbourho falL Integated Services Team (please refer to X ;fj to imprc the behaviour of businesses in the area. This k For further information, contact Jill Davidson (Housing included the permanent closure of some businesses a. Centre) at 873-7670 or Nathan E&lson (Planning the restriction of operating hours for others. Department) at 873-7444. Incidents of violent crime and ropertycrime have bee reduced. The Depanment is aB dmg additionalpenom to walk the beat in the area to re-enforce these gains : The Gastown Land Use Plan TaskForce has prepared a community safety. draft Land GePlan recommendmg that: the mixed use character of Gastown be recopzed, For further information, contact Inspector Gary Gre the entertaksment function in Gastown be at 717-3211, recogmed, however, the Citywould also investigate moving liquor licenses from the area;

Downtown Eastside Community Monitoring Report - Spring 199 Public consultation will occur through 1998. Issues The Integrated Services Team OSTJ has been which were raised during earlier stages mclude impacts coordinatingthe Gty's enforcement resources to reduce on low income housing and Portside (CRAB) Park, and the impacts of crime and problem remises and to: job training and job creation. improve the physical condition of builin gs and lanes in he Downtown Eastside. , For further donnation, contact Rob Jenkins at 873-7082. The IST has focussed efforts on problemhotels in or* to prevent hotel closures due to poor maintenance aqd increase the standards of liveability in the ho*. currently, joint ins ctions are occurring in two hotels The City is investigating reviving the streetcar system per month in ad ftlon to the regular schedule. An for Downtown to unprove transit. Staff are mndy additional full time inspector has been added to the team workin with the pubkc on the detailed route. The route for hotel inspections. The main problem premises have will uJygothrough &town and ndGtom. been identified and staff are coordinating enforcement effortsin collecting evidence for license suspensions or For further information, contact Richard Johnson at withdrawals. Staff are also workingwithprope owners 873-7189. to secure vacant bdhgs. Ongoing workis un? erwayto improve the physical condiuons in the streets and lanes. / For further information, please contact Donald In May 1997, Gty Council a proved the Vancouver- 1 MacPherson (Social Planning Department) at 871-6040 Transportation Plan, whicf includes an oved or Inspector Gary Greer (Police Department) at transportation strategy for the Gty. 717-3211. Some poky directions which ma be of interest to residents in the eastern area of the downtown include:

In April 1998, Gty Council approved a number of on- improve transit for downtown residents; street physical enhancement initiatives, including: bdd greenways, bike lanes and bikeways; rwiew the oneway sveet s tern In Gastown, Continue lane clean-ups three times a week, Chinatown and International &e; and supplemented with special clean-ups bylocal groups, do not allow for more road capacity into the including United- We- Can; downtown. Placement of 12 additional litter receptacles along Hastings Street; A Downtown Transportation Plan will be prepared in of s* along &tings sneet; the next several pars. Improved hg ting along Hastings Street; Painting of light poles; and For a copy of the Vancouver Transportation Plan, Enhancing tree bases on sided. please contact Planning Reception at 873-7095. For further information, contact John McLewin at 323-7706. In 1996, City Council instructed staff to prepare a Concept Plan for the Thomton Park area bounded by Prior, Quebec, 1st Avenue, and Station Street. The Plan In November 1997, the Provincial Government will address issues such as housin , services and announced that Greystone Properdes had been selected as amenities, transportation, commercf and industrial the 'prefed roponent' to build new trade and uses, the public realm and heritage. Work and convention fa&ues in Vancouver. In May 1998, community discussion has been postposed until Greystone submitted a development agreement rezoning applications for the Trillium Land, Fi application (the equivalent of a rezormg) for expanded site or other interested groups are received. trade and convention facilhies on the site knmediatelyeast of Place. The application would also include a For further information, contact Mark Holland at hotel, a new SeaBus connection, an extension to the 873-7088. Canada Place pier to accommodate a third cruiseship brth, as well as retail and other an uses. Greystone a also preparing conceptual pkns %for lands baween the new Convention Centre and Portside (CRAB) Park.

18 1998 I Downtown Eastside Community Monitoring Report - Spring 1998 3 % of 1986 36 of 1991 Chanae 1986 lgglChan

Total Population 3,875 5,056 30.5 Total Population 175 183 # households (HH) 2,775 3,815 37.5 # households (HH) 155 170 # personslHH 1.2 1.2 0 # personsRlH 1.O 1 .I 1 Median HH income $6,694 $8,748 30.7 Median HH income NIA NIA F % incidence low income 88.7 79.7 -10.2 % incidence low income NIA NIA F

Total Population 1,500 1.570 4.7 Total Population 7,005 6,949 # households (HH) 1,220 1,150 -5.7 # households (HH) 2,630 2,835 # personslHH 1.2 1.2 20.0 # personsRlH 2.5 2.4 -. Median HH income $5,857 $9,213 57.3 Median HH income $11,469 $16.282 4 % incidence low income 88.7 73.4 -17.3 % incidence low income 56.2 48.8 -1

Total Population 730 1,371 87.8 Total Population NIA NIA F # households (HH) 500 975 95.0 # households (HH) NIA NIA f # persons1HH 1 1.I 10.0 # personsRlH NIA NIA b Median HH income $6,390 $9,590 50.1 Median HH income NIA NIA b % incidence low income 83.4 77.0 -7.7 % incidence low income NIA NIA F

Total Population 885 707 -20.1 Total Population 14,170 15,836 1 # households (HH) 625 500 -20.0 # households (HH) 7,905 9,445 1 # personslHH 1.3 1.4 7.7 # personslHH 1.3 1.4

Median HH income $7,937 $9,098 14.6 -... Median HH income $7,669 -$10,586 3 % incidence low income 70.7 88.0 24.5 % incidence low income 77.5 73.4

# households (HH) 185,790 199,935 # persons1HH Median HH income $24,652 $34,174 ,, 38.6 % incidence low income

1996 PopuWon was preliminary. unvorftkd data extracted from tb 1996 census.

Note Being 819 indwtrlrf am, th. popuktkn In industrial Amb insignillcant tor Stati.tlu Canada to produce sp.Cntc roportr.

Some: Statistics Canada. 1991 Census

4 Downtown Eastside Community Monitoring Report - Spring 1 Income Assistance Caseload by Family Type

Single Men Single Woman 1 Parent Family Couples 2 Parent Fami

01995 HI996 a1997

Downtown Eastside Income Assistance Caseload (Percentage of City Total) Data was collected for five socia services offices - , Dockside, Waterfront, Strathoona and Kiwassa, which serve Downtown Eastside residents. Although the study areas do not share geographic boundaries, they are similar for comparison.

In 1997, Downtown Eastside income assistance cases increased by 7.4%from 1996. However, there was a 14.9%decline from 1995. An averageof 6.8%decrease over 3 years.

In 1997, there were 52,487 income assistance cases h Vancouver, Downtown Eastside accounts for 16.7?6.

Soume: Ministry of Social Services

Downtown Eastside Community Monitoring Report -Spring 1998 Housing Stock* (As a Percentage of Downtown CoreTotal)

W Downtown Eastside Other Areas in Downtown Core

Downtown Core consists of the area east of Burrard Street, west of Clark Drive, north to the waterfront and south along Tm Avenue. Three quarters of the SRO units are located in the Downtown Easr.de. In 1980 there were 7,155 units while in 1997 ti were only 5,488 units left; a net loss of 1,667 units, or decrease of 23.3%. Most of these units were lost between 1980 to 1986.

Non-Market Housing Stock* (As a Percentage of City Total)

W Downtown Eastside Rest of City

St& at the end of each year Thewmbgof~~marketunitsintheDowntownErwsideincreasedbyrnorethanl25%from 1,763 unitsin 1980to3,976unitsin 14 There was an average inaease of l30 units per year in the 1980's, 100 units in the early 1990's, and 50 units from 1995 to 1997.

Since 1981, the total number of non-market units added outpaced the total number of SRO units lost in the However, nor the new units are for coreneed oneperson households. soulce: l#iwkIQoenBe,CityoPVanaolrvrw,

6 Downtown Eastside Community Monitoring Report - Spring 1:

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Development Permits N/A 9 6 5 DevelopmentPmits WA 0 0

Building Pmits N/A 20 41 18 Building Permits NIA 1 0 # of Buildings with Sales Activities NIA 20 15 7 #of Buildings with Sales Activities N/A 0 1

SRO Units 2319 2296 2299 2299 SROUnits 278 277 277 Non-Market Units 1346 1346 1346 1346 Non-Market Units 0 0 0 Listed Heritage Buildings NIA N/A 52 52 Listed Heritage Buildings NIA NIA 5

Development Petinits N/A 26 15 9 DemtPermits NIA 16 11 Building Permits N/A 55 48 46 Building Permits WA 39 29 #of Buildingswith Sales Activities NIA 15 11 23 #of Buildings with Sales Activities WA 55 52

SRO Units 1330 1329 1329 1277 SROUnits 508 514 502 E Non-Market Units 873 873 873 873 NokMarlcetUnits 1414 1414 1414 14

Listed Heritage Buildings N/A NIA 104 104 Listed Hetitage Buildings WA N/A 133 1

Development Permits NIA 7 9 6 Development Permits N/A 1 6 Building Permits N/A 15 14 20 Building Permits NIA 11 13

#of Buildings with Sales Activities N/A 2 9 9 #of Buildings with Sales Activities N/A 9 5

SRO Units 769 749 712 591 SRO Units 24 24 24 2

Non-Market Units 114 114 114 114 Non-Market Units 272794: Listed Heritage Buildings NIA N/A 47 47 Listed Heritage Buildings N/A N/A 3

Development Permits MA 18 8 2 Development Pmits NIA 77 56 4 Building Permits N/A 55 35 18 BuildingPermits N/A 198 181 13L

#of Buikliwith Sales Activities NIA 6 8 9 #ofBuildingswith Sales Activities NIA 107 101 9;

SRO Units 518 518 518 518 SROUnits 5746 5707 5661 548E

NorrMarket Units 120 120 120 120 Nowetunits 3894 3894 3961 3976

Listed Heritage Buildings N/A N/A 29 29 ListedHdageBuildings NIA NIA 373 373

Inl997,d~502SROunitsIn~and~~~,W~h~Haztkrg,ContQI~1200EartH;rrblngr),2~cnits~h~C thel,82Snwnrrkaunits,all~hSbsthcona

In 1997, a total of 4,605 building pennits uee issued for the whole city, a deuease of 293 permits (6.0%) from 19%.

8 Downtown Eastside Community Monitoring Report - Spring 199~ Housing Units in Major Projects Near Downtown Eastside March 1998

Market Housing Units Na~~etHousing Unlts a Nan-Market Project as % of Total Total BuiltNnder Total BuiltNnder Units Planned Planned Construction Planned Construction City Gate 800 600 200 75 20% International Village 1,260 375 140 0 10% Business District nla (1,500) 1,500 n/a 0 0% North and Granville Slopes 8,000 3,450 1,475 " 300 16% Downtown South and 8,100 4,300 1,000 600 11%

Coal Habur and Trianale West 6.000 3.100 575 100 9%- - - I I -. I I I Total 1 25,660 1 13,325 I 3,390 I 1,075 1 120/0 I

Central Waterfront Port Laads: Planning is underway on the expansion of the convention centre and cruiseship terminal. Project rndudes I,OWI,KX) hotel rooms, shops and restaurants. Housing may be built on the land between the convention centre and Crab Park

Southeast False Creek: Manningon this residential areais underway. Although &te numbers are not yet available,up to 5,000 units may be built.

Downtown Eastside Community Monitoring Report - Spring 1998 0' Business License Reviews January 1997 to May 1998 From January 1997 to May 1998,14 bus'iesslicenses have been suspended a total of 16 times, 4 businesses have been brought to sk cause hearing and 6 busine~seshave lost their licenses. -Name Addrees Twe of Business Action Taken 1. Blue Eagle Cafe 130 East Hastings Restaurant C.l Suspended 1 month. 109 East Hastings Restaurant 1 Suspended 30 days. Show cause Hearings. License REFUSED. 3. Zodiac Fast Food 151 East Hastings Ltd. Service Food Suspended 2 days in 1997. Agreed to close 2-6 am. Suspended 20 days in 1998. 4. Diamond Fast Food 165 East Hastings Suspended 3 days. Agreed to close 3-7 am for 3 month: 5. lvanhoe Hotel 1038 Main Hotel and Public House Under review. 6. Hastings Pool Room 162 East Hastings Billiard Room Keeper License REVOKED at show cause. 7. Diamond Buy & Sell 7 West Hastings 2nd HandlRetail Food Suspended 1 month. 8. Hi's Secondhand 330 Carrall 2nd Hand Dealer Suspended 2 days. 9. Westend By& Sell 162 West Hastings 2nd HandIPawnbroker Suspended 24 days. 10. MJM Grocery 56 East Hastings Retail Dealer Food Suspended 7 days. 11. Savers Buy and Sell 63 West Hastings 2nd Handmetail Dealer1 Pawnbroker Suspended 7 days. 12. All-niie Grocery 120 West Hastings Retail Dealerffood Suspended 30 days. Show cause scheduled. 13. Supersub 135 East Hastings Ltd. Service Food Show cause scheduled. 14. Cannabis Cafe 307 West Hastings Ltd. Service Food License application REFUSED. Referred to Council. 15. Alibi Pi 139 East Hastings Ltd. Service Food Suspended 3 months. Suspended until end of December I! 16. Four Leaf Clover 336 East Hastings 2nd HandPawnbrokerI Retail Dealer 1998 License REVOKED. 17. Moon Light Shop 132 East Hastings 2nd HandIPawnbroker 1998 License REVOKED. 18. Good Morning News 102 East Hastings Ltd. Service Food Suspended 3 days and 14 days 19. Cosy Corner Grocery 100 East Hastings Retail Dealer Food Suspended 20 days. 20. Gtizzly Pia 425 Abbot Ltd. Service Food 1998 License REFUSED. 21. B.C. Collateral 77 East Hastings 2nd HandPawnbroker Warning. 22. Yafa Caf6 784 East Hastings Ltd. Service Food Suspended until November 30,1998. Soom: Permits and Licenses Deparbnent, C@I of vamr

Vacant Buildings As of March 1998

1. 99 Alexander Stmet 5. 95 West Hastings 9. 615 Princess 2. 58 West Hastings 6. 122 West Hastings 10. 62 East Cordova 3. 62 West Hastings 7. 149 West Hastings 11. 43EastPendsr 4. 68 West Hastings 8. 135 Keefer 12. 101 West Hastings

- Leners have been sent to the registered property owners warning that they are legally responsible for keeping their vacant buildin secured and empty ofunwanted, illegal trespassers. TWOowners have voluntarily agreed to make their buildings more secure and hireguardstopwolthepremises.

Downtown Eastside Community Monitoring Report - Spring 195 Hastings Corridor wl

Number of Liquor Licenses and Seats by Type December 1997

Downtown Eastside City of Vancouver DTE Type of Liquor License # of Licenses # of Seats # of Licenses # of Seats % of%* Class A Lounge* and Hotel Pub 30 5,139 110 18,404 27.9% Class C Cabaret 16 2,915 47 10,107 28.8% Class D Neighbouthood Pub 1 85 14 1,285 6.6% Total 47 8.139 171 29,796 27.3%

NoT~~dubs.

CLn A lounges and hotel are generally in a building that contains hotel room and restaurant facilities. They can be open up to 14 hours per day between 9 am. and 2 am. and have live entertainment.

CLa C cabarets genetally provide live entertainment with amplified music and dancing. They cannot open before 7 p.m. and must stop serving alcoholic beverages by 2 am., with all patrons off the premises by 230 am.

Class D nelghbourhood pubs can be open for any continuous 14 hour period from 9 am. to midnight, Monday to Thursday, 9 am. to 1 am. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to midnight on Sunday. The sale of beer, cider and wine moles is permitted for ansumption off-premises. They do not have to serve food with alcoholic beverages and can have five enterc?inment with dan*

In 1997, a total of 5 liquor or business licenses have been suspended a total of 6 times in the Downtown East.de.

hvntown Eastsida Community Monitoring Report - Spring 1998 11 SIGNIFICANT RESIDENTIAUCOMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS (January 1997 - Mav 19981

I. 306 E. Cordova Rezoning from DEOD to CD- I To permit a Cstorey addition to a special needs residential facility. 2. 333 E. Pender Rezoning from RT-3 to CD-I To permit congregate care housing. NATIONAL AVE I. 450Gore Rezoning from RT-3 to CD-I To permit a multiple dwelling building and time-limited use of site for parking. 1. 555 Canal1 3-storey special needs residential facilities (Block 17 Phase Two) containing 100 sleeping units with one level of underground parking. Construction of a new 2-storey retaiVconrmunity club building. 1 1. 55 Alexander BP 98/04/01 8 - . 219 Union 8-storey multiple dwelling building 2. 289 Alexander BP 97/05/20 6 containing 16 units with parking at grade. 1 ir. 1Qstorey co~iaVresidentia1 3. 504 Alexander BP 96/08/13 . development containing I21 dwelling 4. 915 E. Cordova BP98/02/25 cs units on the 3rd to loth floo~. 5. 340 E. Cordova BP98/06/19 C. looacondo~ 4 7-storey plu penthouse, non-market (S. Luke's Home) (Bridge Housing) building with 12 selfionmined 6. 288 E. Georgia BP 98/02/20 2.: sleeping units and 35 dwelling units. 7. 20W. Hastings BP 98/02/11 16 29 W. Hastings Upgrade existing vacant SRO. closed in (New Portland Hotel) (Cosmopolitan Hotel) 1987, pmviding 34 sleeping units. 8. 222 Main (City Jail) BP 97/12/04 3-. 1. 1. 101 W. Hastings 3-storey rctaivconnnrrcll. 5-storey residential 9. 50 W. Pender BP 97/09/10 cs (Woodwanl's) bldg. w/ a total ofappmxinntely 400 dwellings. (Block 17 Phase One) cor In April 1997 the developer withdrew from the ,, 10. 75 E. P~nder BP 96/08/27 5-5; proposal to develop 197 mi&of co-op housing . nor, 1 1. 1220 E. Pender BP98/02/12 '3-5: Strathama Park

=eg 38 dwelling units. 2. 298 Canall 5-storey mixed-w bldg. containing 71 residential units and 8 I20 livdwork units and 30 non-market mtal livdwork units with (Canall station) conrmcrcial units, plus a 3-stay bMg. w/4 townhow units. 3. 300Canall 2-storey commercial building; &storey bldg. w/ retail on the SRO into a 38 unit residential lodging house. (Van Home) ground floor and 146 residential units. ' th one level of undcrgmund parking. 4. 359 E. Cordon 3-storey Special Needs Residential Facility with 27 dwelling units, three of which will be non-market rental. (Victory House) 47 units. 5. 380 Main 8-storey non-tnarket housing bug. with 35 units and retail g retail stores and restaurants w/ one kvel of underground parking. (Bruce EninPI.) on ground 6. 312 W. Pender Qsmry mixed w bldg. w/ youth senices at stmt level and (VanCity Place) 50 non-market units for singles lmdcr 45 on the upper floors. 7. 435 W. Pnder Altnrtions qnd upgrading to change Ihc existing SRO btel to

.) and a 7-storey conrmcrciaVnon-market residential development (Niagara Hotel) tourist hotel with 80 sleeping units. 17 family dwelling units, w/ one level of ~mdergroundP*E 8. 303 Railway Change warehow bldg. to 46 mtd atkt lidwork sfudks. r. office on the 2nd through 4th floors, and social club on the 5th 9. 329 Railway Change cold smpplant to artist rtudios (I4 unitO) d officc 10. 600 Vernon 2-smry, fikunit multipk non-mricct building. (Banurn Court) Downtown Eastside Incidents (as a Percentage of City Total)

10.0% 9.5% 1 1.2% 8.5% 10.3% Jan-Jun 95 Jan-Jun 96 JuCDec 96 Jan-Jun 97 JuCDec 97 MDowntown Eastside MRest of City

20.3% 18.1% 21.2% 23.4% 22.8% . Jan-Jun 95 Jan-Jun 96 Jul-Dec 96 Jan-Jun 97 JuCDec 97

Downtown Eastside Rest of City

Theft From Auto

12.6% 13.3% 15.1% 9.2% 11.3% Jan-Jun 95 Jan-Jun 96 JuCDec 96 Jan-Jun 97 JuCDec 97 H Downtown Eastside M Rest of City

14 Downtown Easbide Community Monitoring Report - Spring 19' 14.0% 19.3% 17.3% 17.1% 19.6% Jan-Jun 95 Jan-Jun 96 JuCDec 96 Jan-Jun 97 JuCDec 97 Downtown Eastside q Rest of City

Drug Arrests

43.9% 36.8% 71.8% 72.4% 81.3% Jan-Jun 95 Jan-Jun 96 JuCDec 96 Jan-Jun 97 JuCDec 97 Downtown Eastside Rest of City

Note: July to December 1995 data not available due to labour dispute.

~tnLr*rindicated agenerd decrease in srimLul activities in the Downtown Eastside. In 1997, drug arrests dropped 3.3% from 19%. violent &me decreased by 6.596, theft from auto by 1570, sudden death by 15.6% and mischief counts by 32.4%.

Same: Vancouver Pdii Depamnent

Downtown Eastride Community Monitoring Report - Spring 1998 15 Number of Fires (with and without damage) Incidents by Sub-Area

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Square Hastings Area Corridor

01995 81996 MI997

Fire and Rescue Responses (As a Percentage of City Total) ------_-_------_-_-__

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Fre w ith Fire no Fublic Explosions Hazardous Medical False Fublic damage damage Hazards Materials Emergency Abrms Service

In 1997,17.1% of the City's fires were in the Downtown Eastside. Of these, about 67.8% were in Oppenheimer and Gastown

Map of Agencies Referred to in This Issue

ICommunit)r/Activity Centre

Downtown Eastside Public School Enrolment (Total and as a Percentage of City Total)

'OO0 T

El Male Female

There are two public elementary schools within the Downtown Eastside. Most ,ndary studeqts go to BritanniaSecondary School which is outside of the study boundary. From 1991 to 1997, elementary school enrolment in the Downtown Eastside in4by an average of 1.5%per year, while the City of Vancouver school enrolment (including elementary and secondary schools) increased by an avemge of 1.2%.

Soraat: V-r Schod Board

18 Downtown Eastside Community Monitoring Report - Sprlng 1998

1 Licensed C hildcare Programs

Oppenheimer Gastow n Victory Chinatown Thornton Strathcona & hdustrial

Square hk Hastings ' Area Corridor

As of December 31,1997, there are 14 -childcue programs pGth a total licensed capacity of 365 in the Downtown Eastsic concentrating in Oppenheirner, Gastown, Strathcona and Hastings Corridor. They provide childcare programs for children un& 3, kindergarten andschool age, including special needs. A new child-mindingprogramwas addedin StrathconaandHastings Corridc in 1997. The Downtown Eastside accounts for 3.1% of Vancouver's population. 3.5% of all licensed childcare programs are locate here.

Downtown Eastside Licensed Davcare

Toddler .-. . -3 to 3 - - ~lnaetcare - - Before School - - -After School -Before & After School

Feesfor group daycare have been increased by an average of 3.1% for kids 3 to 5 3.3% for toddlers and4.l% for infants fro1991 to 1997. The greatest increase happened in 1991 to 1993.

I In 1997, Downtown Eastside parents pay 5 to 20% less in childcare expenses than the parents in other parts of the city.

As of March 31,1998, the maximum monthly subsidy available for group daycare (increased Oaober 1994) is $585 for infant, $528 for toddler, $368 for 3 to 5 years, $255 for kindergarcen and $173 for out-of&l kids.

20 Downtown Eastside Community Monitoring Report - Spring 1998 Evelyne Saller Centre Health Support Services

Evelyne Saller Centre Meals Purchased

-&dyne SPlk Centre o#ers full mum meals at subsidized rates and health support services including bathing, laundry, delousing, first-aid and dry cleaning to help meet health and hygiene related needs of people. h 1997, health support services increased by 16%from 1%. That brings an average increase of 7% from 1993 to 1997. Totd meah purchased in 1997 are down 6,898, a 2% fiduaion from 1996.

Source: ~Cenlre,~ofvancouver

21 Dawntown Eastside ~en&lHeafth Caseload (As a Percentage of City Total) Number of Patient Visits Number of Patient Visits Street 1989 1990 1991 1993 1995 1996 1997 A Water Street @ Richards 9,021 12,373 11,964 13,915 NIA 15,105 NIC - Westbound B Hastings @ Columbia 13,656 13,726 13.680 12,356 13,110 11,748 13,97: - Eastbound C Powell @Jackson 14,378 15,950 16,663 16,207 15,151 NIA 15,78; - Westbound D Quebec @ Prior - Southbound E Venables @ Glen 13,335 13,246 13,757 14,352 NIA 14,870 NIA -Westbound F Georgia Viaduct 11,130 11,292 11,209 122Q7 12,711 12,691 12,263 - East of Prior Eastbound

These figures represent an average weekday traffic oount at ach lacpion.

Some: Ehgineeting Dephent. *of V-

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