Kim Kerr, director of the Downtown Eastside Residents Association, used to live in one of the run-down hotels in the area. He has strong words for hotel owners looking to make a buck by evicting low-income tenants in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics. He is equally scathing about the suggestion of a Vancouver councillor to build dorm-style housing for the city's poor with 100 sq.ft. per person. >> get more info

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