NDP candidates Burrows and Yung announce daytime centre plan for unhoused people
BC NDP candidates Amanda Burrows and Terry Yung announced funding for a Downtown Eastside daytime centre to serve unhoused people, open 12 hours a day, seven days a week.
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BC NDP candidates Amanda Burrows and Terry Yung announced on October 13, 2026 that if elected, the BC NDP would fund a new daytime centre for unhoused people in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, according to Daily Hive.
The proposed centre would be open 12 hours a day, seven days a week, the campaign said. It would provide food, bathrooms, showers, and on-site recovery and sobriety services to connect people with treatment support.
Burrows, who is running in Vancouver-Strathcona, said: "I work in the Downtown Eastside, and I see every day how important it is for people to have safe, welcoming places where they can meet their basic needs with dignity." Yung, who is running in Vancouver-Yaletown, said: "To reduce street homelessness, we need to create spaces where people can congregate safely during the day."
The Ashtrey Recovery Resource Centre
The candidates' announcement also referenced the Ashtrey Recovery Resource Centre, which opened this summer in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. The Ashtrey centre is named after Trey Helton, a late advocate who worked at the Overdose Prevention Society for years and died just over a year ago.
Other voices on the announcement
Tom Stamatakis, president of the Canadian Police Association, said any initiative that gives people with serious addiction or mental health challenges better access to shelter, support, and treatment "deserves consideration," as quoted by Daily Hive.
Sarah Blyth, executive director of the Overdose Prevention Society, said her organization helps people "get off the street, provide food, clothing, and basic hygiene" while supporting paths to recovery.
What this means for voters
This is a campaign promise. Whether the new centre is built depends on the outcome of the October 24, 2026 provincial election. Advance voting opens October 16 and runs through October 21. Voters in Vancouver-Strathcona and Vancouver-Yaletown can read both candidates' full pages at /bc/provincial-2026.
Questions this story answers
What did the BC NDP candidates announce?
BC NDP candidates Amanda Burrows, who is running in Vancouver-Strathcona, and Terry Yung, who is running in Vancouver-Yaletown, announced on October 13, 2026 that if elected, the BC NDP would fund a new daytime centre in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside for unhoused people. The centre, according to their announcement as reported by Daily Hive, would operate 12 hours a day, seven days a week, and offer food, bathrooms, showers, and on-site recovery and sobriety services.
What is the Ashtrey Recovery Resource Centre?
The Ashtrey Recovery Resource Centre is a centre that opened in Vancouver this summer. It is named in honour of Trey Helton, a late advocate who worked for the Overdose Prevention Society for several years and passed away just over a year before the centre opened. The NDP candidates' announcement referenced the Ashtrey centre, which is a separate facility from the new daytime centre they are proposing to fund.
Who would use the new daytime centre?
The candidates said the centre would serve unhoused people in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. It would give people without stable housing a place to go during the day, offering food, bathrooms, showers, and on-site support for people working toward recovery or sobriety. Sarah Blyth, executive director of the Overdose Prevention Society, said her organization helps people 'get off the street, provide food, clothing, and basic hygiene' while supporting paths to recovery.
What did the candidates say about the plan?
Amanda Burrows said in a statement reported by Daily Hive: 'I work in the Downtown Eastside, and I see every day how important it is for people to have safe, welcoming places where they can meet their basic needs with dignity.' Terry Yung said: 'To reduce street homelessness, we need to create spaces where people can congregate safely during the day.'
Did any other groups comment on the announcement?
Yes. Tom Stamatakis, president of the Canadian Police Association, said any initiative that gives people with serious addiction or mental health challenges better access to shelter, support, and treatment 'deserves consideration.' Sarah Blyth, executive director of the Overdose Prevention Society, commented on the work her organization does to help people access basic services and recovery support.
Is this a confirmed commitment or a campaign promise?
This is a campaign promise. The candidates announced that if the BC NDP wins the October 24, 2026 provincial election, the party would fund the new daytime centre. No dollar figure was published in the Daily Hive report. Whether the centre would be built depends on the outcome of the election.
What districts are these candidates running in?
Amanda Burrows is running for the BC NDP in Vancouver-Strathcona. Terry Yung is running for the BC NDP in Vancouver-Yaletown. Both districts are in Vancouver. Their candidate pages are on this site at /bc/provincial-2026/candidates/amanda-burrows and /bc/provincial-2026/candidates/terry-yung.
How can I find out where to vote in the BC provincial election?
Voting day for the BC provincial election is October 24, 2026. Advance voting runs from October 16 to October 21. Elections BC lists voting locations for every district at elections.bc.ca. The /bc/provincial-2026 pages on this site link directly to Elections BC's voting place tool.
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- Daily Hive Vancouver, October 13, 2026dailyhive.com
- BC provincial election candidatesvoche.me
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