New Chapter for DTES

 🌟💫 A New Chapter for the Downtown Eastside 💫🌟

Today my heart is full of gratitude 🙏💖 and hope 🌈✨. News that Larry Campbell — former Vancouver Mayor, Senator, and Coroner — has been appointed to oversee efforts in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) feels like a sign that maybe, just maybe, great change is finally coming 🌱🌍.

Larry has walked many hard paths — from the heartbreak of being a coroner ⚰️💔, to the challenges of being Mayor 🏙️, to years of public service 👔. Now, he’s stepping into one of the toughest roles yet: helping the DTES heal, rebuild, and rise 🕊️.

💜 The DTES is a place of deep resilience 🌟, but also deep struggles 😢. Addiction, homelessness, poverty, and stigma have weighed heavy for decades. This new role is not just another job — it’s a calling 💫🌈🌸.

🌿✨ I pray this appointment brings:
🏠 Affordable & safe housing
🧡 Real compassion in health & social care
🌳 Clean, safe public spaces
🤝 Respect for community voices
💡 Dignity & hope for every single person

This is a chance to bring together government, non-profits, and most importantly the people who live in the DTES themselves 🗣️❤️. Healing only happens when everyone’s voice is heard.

🌟 May Larry Campbell have the wisdom 🌿, the heart 💖, and the courage 🦁 to guide this work well. And may we as a community stand behind positive change 🌈✨.

Let’s believe that this moment is the beginning of something brighter 🌞🌸🌿 for the DTES, for Vancouver, and for all of us.

🙏💖🌈✨