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Originally Posted by NortheastWind
Vancouver's downtown eat side was like that. As it became gentrified, the homeless problem became worse and more people became marginalized because either rents went up or redevelopment happened, which pushed them out of affordable housing. As soon as it costs more to maintain/repair a building than it is to sell for redevelopment, that's what happens.
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Vancouver's east side was about the last neighbourhood to be gentrified in that city. Hamilton has too many low income area's. Scrubbing a few up is a positive.