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How a community in B.C. was terrorized in order to get rid of social housing

Little Mountain is the oldest public housing site in Vancouver, home to families and a rich community for over 60 years. What was once public land has been sold to private developers who plan to evict all of the tenats and demolish the site.

The Steenhuisen family have lived in Little Mountain for close to 50 years and are not leaving without a fight. Along with support from community advocates and city council members, the Steenhuisens fight for social housing in a city that is rapidly losing affordable homes. 

Directed and Edited by Christopher Bevacqua
Produced by Limbo Akimbo Films

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Sour gas line explosion leaves bad taste for northern B.C. residents

When a sour gas line explodes near a village and a saboteur isn't to blame, does anyone pay attention?

 

That's what dozens of Pouce Coupe residents in northeastern B.C. are wondering after regulators slammed EnCana, North America's largest natural gas company, for releasing 30,000 cubic meters of toxic sour gas into their community.

B.C.'s Oil and Gas Commission lambasted multiple failures with EnCana's safety protocols in a report released on Feb. 4.

"This is a very serious event," said commission spokesman Steve Simon. "This shouldn't have happened."

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