Pete Fry

• ‘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
  
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
• Mysterious surge in ‘bear banger’ noise has Vancouverites losing sleep

  Vancouver police took 88 calls about the noisy explosive devices in May, compared to just three in March.

  Crime

  May 29, 2020
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• ‘Not a great look’: Councillor trashes illegal dumpers at Vancouver park

  'It's a public park, it's a place enjoyed by everyone, but to come and dump your garbage there just blows my mind,' said Vancouver councillor Pete Fry.

  May 3, 2020
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• Vancouver councillors want city to declare a homelessness emergency

  The motion calls for a plan to find and build housing for at least 80 per cent of the homeless people in Vancouver and other cities within three years.

  Feb 23, 2020