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-- Vancouver Police Officer explaining the 90 days sentence for a chronic offender-drug addict with more than 80 criminal convictions. Vancouver Sun, September 30th, 2006

Fraser Street Results

Be Accountable!

Accountability, Transparency and Reported Outcomes from Fraser St. should be posted at RainCity Housing's and the City of Vancouver's websites.

2007 - 08 Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
# of random drug tests performed n/a 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
# of positive drug tests n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
# of negative drug tests n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
# of tenants who had interactions with the police 2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
# of clients who obtain and keep a job No results expected for 6 months n/a n/a n/a 1
(details)		 n/a n/a

2008 - 09 Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
# of random drug tests performed n/a1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a      
# of positive drug tests n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a      
# of negative drug tests n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a      
# of tenants who had interactions with the police 2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a      
# of clients who obtain and keep a job n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a      

30 Dual Diagnosis 3 tenants, transitional (6 months to 2 years stay max), in "Abstinence-based Supportive Housing"

Why be accountable?

... because it has cost YOU, the taxpayer, an estimated $$$$$ 4 to operate Fraser St. since it opened August 1, 2007 which doesn't even include the Capital Cost of this project of $7 million! 5

Published August 17, 2007. Revised monthly.

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1 n/a - Not available, not reported and unknown.
2Interactions defined as:  any statutory complaints or “assist to general public” regarding tenants at Fraser St. (Statutory complaint defined as a complaint of a violation of municipal, provincial or federal statutes).
3 Dual Diagnosis: a mentally ill drug addict.
4 Based on cost estimate of $70 per day per addict x 30 addicts in residence. Estimate of $70 per day from City of Vancouver, Vancouver Coastal Health "Responses to questions raised at the October 4th 2004 Public Forum on 5616 Fraser St."
5 from BACKGROUNDER 2007FOR0160-001370, Oct. 26, 2007, Human Resources and Social Development Canada, Ministry of Forests and Range and Minister responsible for Housing and Vancouver Coastal Health - 5616 Fraser Street.
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