City enters deal with B.C. to close 3 Vancouver SROs in entertainment district Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city has reached an agreement in principle with the provincial government to close down three SROs in the Granville Entertainment District (GED). Sim says public safety issues stemming from those living in the Luugat Hotel, St Helen’s Hotel and Granville Villa have been a problem for months. A joint statement from Sim and Housing and Municipal Affairs Minister Christine Boyle explains
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City enters deal with B.C. to close 3 Vancouver SROs in entertainment district Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city has reached an agreement in principle with the provincial government to close down three SROs in the Granville Entertainment District (GED). Sim says public safety issues stemming from those living in the Luugat Hotel, St Helen’s Hotel and Granville Villa have been a problem for months. A joint statement from Sim and Housing and Municipal Affairs Minister Christine Boyle explains
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