tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984215788964782472.post6616698995186395186..comments2024-03-13T08:32:53.348-06:00Comments on SafeGrowth: Vancouver - the madness continuesGSavillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000359367472580777noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984215788964782472.post-47313447395087049392009-12-14T10:10:40.376-07:002009-12-14T10:10:40.376-07:00Yes you are very right. This kind of sqalour is no...Yes you are very right. This kind of sqalour is not something common in Canada - perhaps why Vancouver does so poorly at fixing it. Then again, so many similar slums have existed in the U.S. for so many years, it's not much different here. Except, of course, for the work of SafeGrowthers like you who have been doing such an incredible job in Milwaukee.<br /><br />And are dead right when you point to culture. The DES has many ethnic groups, one of the dominant populations is First Nations people (American's call them "Indians"). There have been some excellent cultural programs to try and help. The problem seems to me to be the enormous size of the DES, with over 10,000 people clustered in a fairly small area. <br /><br />It is a vexing situation that requires self-less dedication and innovation for new ways out of the quadmire. Maybe you'd consider moving to Vancouver?GSavillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17000359367472580777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984215788964782472.post-28900393626157318702009-12-14T09:17:04.750-07:002009-12-14T09:17:04.750-07:00This is very interesting. Not the Canada that I a...This is very interesting. Not the Canada that I am use to hearing and reading about. It would be interesting to know the demographic make-up of the individuals in DES and if their are cultural sensitive ways to address the problem.Keith Stanleyhttp://www.sohidistrict.orgnoreply@blogger.com