COVID-19 cases, he wants a new minister to oversee and coordinate shelter provision and services for Vancouver’s most vulnerable population.“Last spring, Premier Horgan appointed Minister Shane Simpson to coordinate help for Vancouver’s most vulnerable neighbours, especially in Oppenheimer Park and the Downtown Eastside, and Minister Simpson did an incredible job,” Stewart said in a release.
COVID-19: Vancouver, Victoria homeless camps must be emptied by early May, gov’t orders Working together, the province and BC Housing moved hundreds of people living in homeless camps in Vancouver’s Oppenheimer’s Park and in Victoria into more than 1,000 acquired hotel spaces earlier this year.Stewart now wants a similar process for those living in.