Vancouver’s homeless: A growing problem is disfiguring Vancouver’s golden reputation
The Downtown Eastside, a scene of battered and boarded-up buildings, is the most concentrated pocket of poverty and crime in Canada. Despite police crackdowns, an open drug bazaar still thrives on its street corners. Its back alleys, doorways and parks are home to a ragged, swelling tribe of homeless men, women and children. (http://www.economist.com/world/na/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3411622)