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Advocates livid as B.C. sticks with controversial method for counting addiction treatment beds

17 months after IJF investigation, low-barrier housing still included as ‘publicly funded substance-use treatment beds’

Bethany Lindsay
Bethany Lindsay

11 Feb 2026 • 4 min read

The Hazelwood Hotel sign is displayed on the side of a yellow brick building.
The Hazelwood Hotel, a single-room occupancy building in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, is an example of low-barrier housing where supports are offered to people who use substances. (PHS Community Services Society)

Bethany Lindsay
Bethany Lindsay

Bethany Lindsay is an award-winning investigative journalist who covers white-collar crime. She is based in Vancouver and previously reported for CBC News, the Vancouver Sun, and the Cambodia Daily.

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