Powell Street

• Downtown Vancouver fire near Dunlevy Ave. and Powell Street displaces 22 residents

  The fire is believed to have started on the second floor and quickly spread to the third floor. Thirty-two firefighters were able to get the blaze extinguished.

  Fire

  Sep 24, 2022
  
• 3-building fire in downtown Vancouver displaces 59 people

  One person was taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, while a firefighter was treated on scene after debris fell on their head, officials said.

  Fire

  Aug 22, 2022
  
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• Woman killed by truck while crossing downtown Vancouver street blocks from large protest

  The collision at Powell Street and Jackson Avenue around 2:30 p.m. happened just blocks away from a large protest outside the Port of Vancouver.

  Feb 6, 2020
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• Vancouver’s Powell Street Festival moves to avoid displacing homeless camp

  "We're historically displaced people and we don't want to take part in displacing vulnerable people," said festival director Emiko Morita.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2019
• Vancouver police investigate first homicide of 2019

  Detectives identified the victim as 39-year-old Vancouver resident Matthew Dillen Johnson.

  Crime

  Jan 2, 2019
• Temporary housing for women in the Downtown Eastside to be built on Powell Street

  The site will be home to 39 units of housing for women in the Downtown Eastside. It will be overseen by Atira Women’s Resource Society.

  Economy

  Mar 6, 2018
• Man arrested following alleged assault on Powell Street

  A police investigation closed Powell Street between Woodland and Commercial Drive in Vancouver Friday morning.

  Crime

  Mar 10, 2017
• Powell Street overpass in Vancouver now open after more than a year

  Powell Street between Clark Drive and Hawks Avenue closed in June 2013 to construct the overpass.

  Jul 28, 2014
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• Parts of Powell Street to be closed for a whole year starting today

  If your commute involves a drive along Vancouver’s Powell Street, get ready for some traffic chaos. Starting today, the road will be closed off for an entire year. It’s part of a huge renovation project in the area.

  Jun 24, 2013