Mayor says funding needed for homeless

The deadline to dismantle an encampment along Hastings Street has passed with little change, but the mayor says he's reached out to the federal and B.C. governments for urgent funding and other supports. Vancouver Fire Chief Karen Fry issued a safety order last month to remove the tents and structures on the street's sidewalk in the Downtown Eastside, and the street was supposed to be cleared on Wednesday. Mayor Kennedy Stewart says in a statement that since the order, the city has increased resources for those living on the street. However, Stewart says the operations require significant money from senior levels of government.