The city of Vancouver will no longer require parking spots for new affordable housing in hopes of cutting project costs and making room for more…
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Vancouver plans to buy $1.3M metal building for what will be the largest homeless shelter in Clark County
By The Citizen on July 8, 2025
The Vancouver City Council on Monday agreed to buy a $1.3 million metal building for a planned homeless shelter. Read more… Source: The Columbian
The Foundation will open housing for those exiting prison in Fourth Plain Village in August
By The Citizen on July 8, 2025
Supportive housing for people exiting prison will open in the Fourth Plain Village neighborhood in August. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Clark County emergency responders say Fourth of July was busy but average
By The Citizen on July 7, 2025
Independence Day was a busy holiday for firefighters and other emergency responders across Clark County. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Vancouver’s first responders join others in Clark County and can now administer life-saving buprenorphine
By The Citizen on July 7, 2025
First responders in Vancouver can now administer a life-saving medication used to treat opioid-use disorder, following the previous launch of a statewide pilot program in…
‘The best views of the Gorge’: Cape Horn trail getting needed work
By The Citizen on July 7, 2025
One of the Columbia River Gorge’s most popular hiking trails, the Cape Horn trail east of Washougal, is getting some much-needed care thanks to volunteers…
Portland-based nonprofit 4D Recovery will open first Vancouver center for young adults escaping addiction
By The Citizen on July 1, 2025
A Portland-based addiction recovery nonprofit will open its first community recovery center for young adults in Vancouver next month. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Hockinson student saves grandmother with CPR hours after being trained by Clark County first responders
By The Citizen on June 30, 2025
It was a seemingly normal day in February when Hockinson High School student Kaia Sanderfer learned CPR during a training led by Clark County first…
Clark County nonprofits have to invest time and money into fundraising to support the community, their missions
By The Citizen on June 28, 2025
Clark County foundations say that community relationships and fundraising are at the heart of serving their missions. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Friends of the Columbia Gorge say fight to protect public lands goes on even after proposed sale nixed
By The Citizen on June 25, 2025
Friends of the Columbia Gorge breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday after learning a proposed sale of millions of acres of U.S. Forest Service Land,…