I have recently learned that Vancouver has a lot of homeless people for its size. Apparently, we have one of the highest numbers of homeless people in Canada. Great job, Vancouver. Our civic reputation just keeps getting better and better. I would like to think that being a green city makes up for this, but it's better that people have a place to live than a city be known for being green.
I am not saying that Vancouver is to blame for all this homelessness. It's not Vancouver's fault that so many people are homeless. But it is the city's fault for not doing enough to help correct the problem.
I just feel the city puts a half-hearted effort into lots of things, instead of a full effort into a few things. This means that lots of problems kind of get fixed, but kind of don't. Something needs to change about that. Maybe Vancouver should only work on a two major problems at once, really fix them, then focus on another two.
I like living in Vancouver; I just wish we had a better reputation. We have not been having a great few years.
The reason I am writing about homelessness is because there is a homeless man who lives in the alley underneath where I go to school, and he is moving into an apartment today. So we are all really happy for him!
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