Tenants of an affordable housing building on Vancouver's East Side held a block party on Saturday to voice their opposition toward their home being torn down to make way for a bigger building with more units. It houses about 65 residents, most of them low-income seniors between 55 and 80 years old. Last month the residents found out the building is being torn down to make way for a larger development with more than 100 suites. Most of the residents at the Alice Saunders building are seniors. Skepticism, misinformationResidents also expressed concern that Brightside would be able to find affordable homes for all 65 residents, given the tight housing market and the long wait lists for affordable housing.

Source: CBC News May 19, 2019 23:15 UTC