'A true hero of the Vancouverism generation': Nathan Edelson — city planner, activist, advocate — dead at 76

Vancouver’s former top city planner for the Downtown Eastside is being remembered for his contributions to inclusive city-building following his death on Sunday.

Nathan Edelson died in Vancouver at age 76 after a short illness.

A city planner for 25 years, Edelson was also the founding director of the community organization Little Mountain Neighbourhood House, and a longtime advocate for co-operative housing, Downtown Eastside (DTES) residents, and heritage protection for Vancouver’s historic Chinatown.

Mourning his friend, B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman — who represents the Vancouver–Fairview riding where Edelson lived — remembered Edelson’s “sense of humour, his gentleness and his vision.”

“So much of what makes Vancouver and Vancouver communities wonderful places to live — most

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