Worm's-Eye View: Grassroots News. A Weekly Public Affairs Broadcast

Program Title: Welfare & Workfare, Vancouver Towers & Gentrification
Description: First, In today’s show: we take a closer look at the current nature of welfare assistance programs across Canada. We will hear from writer Aleksandra McHugh on that.

Then, the City of Vancouver has recently made two policy proposals, removing height restrictions for residential and office towers downtown and re-zoning parts of Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside. These proposals have been made quietly with no discussion of the social impacts and ripple effects of gentrification. We will hear excerpts from a recent public forum on this issue.

Host(s): Peter Driftmier, Maria Persdotter, Mandavni Dhami, Brendan Plummer, Jo-Jo, and Preet Birk.
Featured Speakers/Guests: Aleksandra McHugh, Downtown Eastside residents

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Worm's-Eye View brings alternative, community-oriented social justice programming to the Lower Mainland of BC. We are an open-volunteer space for student and community journalists to learn and grow. We are based at CJSF 90.1 FM, broadcasting from SFU, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
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