Key questions remain about the proposal -- including how much it will cost and how the project would differ from the work already being performed by the VPD's own gang unit.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.There are questions about Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's announcement of a crackdown on gang activity on the Downtown Eastside . Rumina Daya tried to get some details on Sim's plan.Global News asked to speak with Sim on Friday about the proposal, but was told he was unavailable for interviews.
Save our Streets , the community group that hosted Thursday’s forum, said it welcomed the commitment, but that it will celebrate when it sees results, not over announcements.“We certainly have had a willing ear. We have yet to have action, but we have to give them the opportunity to put that in motion,” SOS co-founder Jess Ketchum said.
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