Vancouver's Eastside Olympics

The B.C. government promised that the homeless would not be overlooked during the Olympic games.

So as a reminder, a group of homeless have set up an Olympic tent city in the Heart of Vancouver's downtown Eastside.

Spokesperson, Elaine Desrocher of Power to Women, says the government has forced the homeless to re-locate.

"For instance, homeless people used to sleep at bus stops. They've removed all the benches and they've closed some of the stops."

Jane has been on Vancouver's streets for 10 years. She says the authorities have turned up the heat because of the Olympics.

"I just got out of jail for stealing chocolate bars. They usually just give you a written warning not to return to the store for something like that."

Jane says she's seeing the growth as a result of the Olympics, but questions the motive.

"I've seen a lot of new places go up but it's densification. They're trying to hide the people that are poor. They're trying to hide the problem with high rises."

There are also allegations that police are ticketing the homeless for jaywalking as a form of harassment to keep them off the streets.

However, there are some of the homeless that see good in the Olympics.

"I would like to see good things come out of the Olympics because sports kept me off drugs and alcohol," says Alvin Clayton -- homeless for three years.

He's hoping that when the athletes leave the Olympic village, some of the homeless will have a home.