Handful of homeless Vancouverites turn down housing because of neighbourhood protests:
At least five people who have spent years sleeping on Vancouver’s streets or in its parks turned down a spot in a brand new apartment development for the homeless because of the level of opposition in the neighbourhood, the property manager says.
“They were afraid because of the protests,” says Julie Roberts, executive director of Community Builders, a non-profit organization that operates the 78-unit temporary housing complex in the south-end neighbourhood of Marpole.
“They weren’t sure if they were going to be safe.”