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Roland Clarke, Jacek Lorek and Richard Cunningham have their photos taken by Ben Nelms of The Globe and Mail newspaper
Roland Clarke, Jacek Lorek and Richard Cunningham of DTES Street Market have their photos taken by Ben Nelms, of The Globe and Mail Newspaper in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES) 
209th DTES Street Market in Vancouver
209th DTES Street Market and 23rd Street Market of 2014
Roland Clarke, Coordinator of the DTES Street Market says:
It was a beautiful day.
Only a slight hint of rain kept the weather nice and cool throughout the afternoon.
It was a near perfect day in a street market that was very near capacity.
Despite this, there were no major incidents.
We had a vendor that was kicked out (due to not being from the neighbourhood, and previously selling questionable goods) come back. Due to some help from the VPD, we removed her again from the market.
We also had another positive interaction with the VPD when a vendor was directed to the market from where they were originally selling – on the unit block of East Hastings St.
The vendor came down, and then we tried to find him a new spot within the market, since he originally set up on the east side of Carrall St.
He was a little upset about being moved again, and said he would just go home. We tried to help him, and got good help from the VPD during the interaction.
DTES Street Market crew cleans up Victory Square in Vancouver
On a sunny Friday afternoon, a crew from the DTES Street Market cleans up Victory Square in Vancouver
208th DTES Street Market in Vancouver on Sun June 1, 2014
208th DTES Street Market and 22nd Street Market of 2014
Roland Clarke, Coordinator of the DTES Street Market says:
It was a beautiful day. The sun was out, and the weather was perfect.
The two coordinators spent most of the day at Victory Square for the Fair in the Square, and the market trundled along without them for most of the day.
Many buttons and flags were given away at the Fair in the Square, with our market at Pigeon Park operating for the first time on autopilot.
This was a great experiment. It was the first time that we actually ran two events on the same day, and shows that with a little planning, we can do a huge amount with scarce resources.
DTES Street Market at Fair in the Square 2014
DTES Street Market was very proud to be a part of Fair in the Square 2014. Thanks Central City Foundation for all your wonderful support!
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