1.0Spacing Vancouverhttps://spacing.ca/vancouverErick Villagomezhttps://spacing.ca/vancouver/author/erick/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ToXZAn1U85"><a href="https://spacing.ca/vancouver/2025/12/08/the-language-of-uplift/">The Language of Uplift</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://spacing.ca/vancouver/2025/12/08/the-language-of-uplift/embed/#?secret=ToXZAn1U85" width="600" height="338" title="“The Language of Uplift” — Spacing Vancouver" data-secret="ToXZAn1U85" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://spacing.ca/vancouver/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/12/Headline_600px.jpg800527In 2023, the Vancouver City Council recently adopted a motion titled “Uplifting the Downtown Eastside and Building Inclusive Communities that Work for All Residents.” An update was released earlier this year, and the associated DTES Housing Implementation report created in response to public engagement is scheduled to be heard at Council on December 9th. OnContinue reading