Life under the Georgia viaduct

The underbelly of the viaducts is home to businesses, skateboards and homeless people

Media | What will happen to life under the Georgia viaduct if city's plan approved?

Caption: Vancouver City Council will begin hearing from the public on whether or not it should tear down the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts. Here are the faces of some folks who spend most of their days and nights in the area.

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Below the viaduct's cement structures sits an old warehouse that houses a European food import business, a design lab and a building contractor.
If Vancouver city council decides to go ahead with the proposed removal of the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts, the warehouse will most likely be torn down.
"That makes me sad to think that they will go down. Yes, it is a very old building, but it has a lot of character and a lot of history. I hope that they maintain, you know, what that character really means to this neighbourhood," said Alanna Rogers with Pacific Solutions.(external link)
The east side of the viaduct also acts as a shelter for homeless people, who will have to find a new place to set up tent if the viaducts are removed.
"I don't know, hopefully I can find some decent housing," said Chris McDougall, who has been living under the viaduct for over 10 years.
The city's plan calls for new parks and two new blocks of affordable and social housing.
City council is holding a another round of public hearings(external link), Tuesday and Thursday.

To hear the full interview listen to the audio labelled Life under the Georgia viaduct with the CBC's Rick Cluff on The Early Edition.