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Director:

Brent Foster

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Producer:

The National Post/Brent Foster

Brent Foster, videographer and reporter from the National Post, takes us through the streets of Vancouver's Dowtown Eastside where hardships abound.

How do you feel about the opinions of Const. Shane Aitken in this video? Leave us a comment.



Topics: Media, Poverty, Youth
Dossiers: Harm Reduction, Hide And Go Homeless, HomelessNation.org, The Right to Live My City - In Development
Keywords: drug addiction, homelessness, vancouver downtown eastside
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