Low Income Housing Canada

COLUMN ONE : Slum Jewel--a Canada Triumph : The nation's approach to providing safe, affordable housing for the poor has done much to reduce urban blight. The United States, experts say, could learn from the example.

November 28, 1992 | MARY WILLIAMS WALSH, TIMES STAFF WRITER

To the extent you can find a slum in Canada at all, the downtown east side of this spectacular coastal city is a good place to look. Just a short walk from Vancouver's heart of glistening high-rises, blocks from stunning views of the harbor and of tree-covered mountains rushing down to the Pacific, the downtown east side is, by official reckoning, the poorest urban neighborhood in Canada. For residents of these mean streets, the average monthly income is about $400.

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COLUMN ONE : Slum Jewel--a Canada Triumph : The nation's approach to providing safe, affordable housing for the poor has done much to reduce urban blight. The United States, experts say, could learn from the example.

November 28, 1992 | MARY WILLIAMS WALSH, TIMES STAFF WRITER

To the extent you can find a slum in Canada at all, the downtown east side of this spectacular coastal city is a good place to look. Just a short walk from Vancouver's heart of glistening high-rises, blocks from stunning views of the harbor and of tree-covered mountains rushing down to the Pacific, the downtown east side is, by official reckoning, the poorest urban neighborhood in Canada. For residents of these mean streets, the average monthly income is about $400.

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