Homeless Tent City Update (East Hastings Opioid Crisis ) B. C. Election: Safe Drug Consumption Site

The fear now is the homeless drug addicts are going to Richmond B. C. On February 13, 2024, Richmond City Council voted 7 to 2 to consider a Safe Drug Consumption Site at the Richmond General Hospital. Residents of Richmond are upset that Richmond will become like Vancouver’s Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside, where homelessness and drug use is rampant. Citizens in Richmond are concerned about the future of their city. They fear Richmond will become overrun with homeless people. We hear some of the speakers at a Richmond City Council meeting. My friend Richard and I take a tour of the Downtown Eastside shortly after the Richmond consideration for a Safe Drug Consumption site to be located at Richmond General Hospital. Vancouver Downtown Eastside has faced many problems, including poverty, drug use, crime, homelessness, mental illness, vandalism and other problems. Since, the Pandemic, the situation has gotten worse. Recently, homeless people are living in an area where busines