Downtown Eastside Strathcona Coalition has major concerns about announcement of hotel purchases

Expresses concern at the plan to convert two downtown Vancouver hotels into social housing for people with mental health issues, people with HIV/AIDS, and others. Concern is that the community was not consulted and a perceived "we know what is best for the community, we don't need to consult" attitude toward community development. Also requests that employment opportunities arising from the re-development be made available to community residents.