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Blogservations – The Impact of Gentrification in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side on our Local Hospitals

In my many observations of Vancouver, one controversial and relevant to me, is the Gentrification of Vancouver’s Downtown East Side (DTES).  Wikipedia defines Gentrification as, ‘the socio-economic, commercial, and demographic change in an urban area resulting from wealthier people buying housing property in a poor community.’  Gentrification of our city’s DTES has lead to higher [...]