Downtown Eastside Residents Association and Royal Canadian Legion

Sharon van Volkinburgh: I'll always be someone who works on issues that I care deeply about, according to Rabble. But I can do it without being a member of Parliament," she said in an interview after her address. She helped open Canada first legal injection clinic and proposed the unanimously supported motion to compensate thalidomide victims. "I'll always be an activist. Over 100 people piled into the basement room of the Mount Pleasant Royal Canadian Legion, a veterans' centre turned bingo hall, to say goodbye. Sharon van Volkinburgh, a social worker, met Davies close to 40 years ago when they worked together for the Downtown Eastside Residents' Association. "The fact that she stood up for people that are drug users or sex workers really helps me because I'm working with them too," van Volkinburgh said. The sentiment seemed to be happy for her retirement but sad to see her leave politics. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.