Pete Fry

• Vancouver council approves ‘missing middle’ motion allowing up to 8 homes per lot

  The City of Vancouver passed a motion Thursday allowing for up to eight units to be constructed on a single lot in lower-density neighbourhoods.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2023
  
• Motion to track Broadway ‘demovictions’ rejected by Vancouver city council

  The motion, which was denied, was looking for better data on demovictions in the Broadway area, as well as potential future strategies to limit displacement.

  Canada

  May 11, 2023
  
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• Vancouver city councillor wants to track ‘demovictions’ to address loophole for Broadway neighbourhood

  Councillor Pete Fry says 2,000 renter households a year in the Broadway neighbourhood could be forced out due to the ongoing plan.

  Politics

  May 7, 2023
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• ‘We’ve really reached a tipping point’: Scarred by COVID, Chinatown leaders want city to remember its commitment

  Crippled by crime and street disorder, the current 'For Lease' landscape in Vancouver's Chinatown is littered with the scars of its COVID-19 battle.

  Crime

  Jul 27, 2021
• Joggers asked to avoid running in Stanley Park from dusk to dawn following coyote attacks

  The Stanley Park Ecology Society is asking joggers to avoid running in the park from 5 p.m. and 7 a.m.

  Environment

  Mar 26, 2021
• Vancouver mulls wildlife feeding fine as jogger faces 6-month rehab from coyote attack

  Azi Ramezani suffered a detached hamstring muscle and nerve damage in one of more than a dozen coyote attacks in Stanley Park this year.

  Environment

  Mar 6, 2021
• Residents want action on Strathcona Park encampment while Oppenheimer remains closed 3 months later

  B.C. poverty reduction minister Shane Simpson says there's no quick fix to address homelessness and the challenges posed by a growing encampment at East Vancouver's Strathcona Park.

  Politics

  Aug 9, 2020
• Vancouver police step up patrols in Strathcona amid safety concerns

  Police say they have stepped up patrols in Strathcona after receiving public feedback 'about deteriorating levels of public safety' in the East Vancouver neighbourhood.

  Aug 6, 2020
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• Kids involved in ‘scary incidents’ near Vancouver homeless camp, councillor says

  It is estimated there are about 400 tents at Strathcona Park now.

  Politics

  Aug 5, 2020
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• Video shows man threatening to stab Vancouver city councillor in Strathcona

  It happened Friday morning near the intersection of Hawks and Union streets, not far from the Strathcona Park homeless encampment.

  Jul 31, 2020