VICTORIA — Former senator and past Vancouver mayor Larry Campbell has been appointed as British Columbia's new point-person to improve quality of life for those living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Campbell, who served as mayor between 2002 and 2005, then in the Senate until 2023, said in a statement that he will use his experience and relationships to improve housing and care for unhoused people, especially women, Indigenous people and those with complex mental health and addictions.

Campbell replaces Michael Bryant, whose contract was cancelled in May 2025 after questions arose over lack of transparency about his appointment and the cost of the contract.

Crime, poverty and addiction plague the Vancouver neighbourhood, but housing minister Christine Boyle said her government is det

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