Street Preachers

• London street preachers sought by police on near year-long arrest warrant: court documents

  Matthew Carapella and Steven Ravbar were scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 10, 2020 in relation to a mischief charge, however they failed to attend, court documents say.

  Crime

  Oct 27, 2021
  
• Pride gatherings grow, petition to designate corner of Whyte Avenue

  "There never needs to be any shame for being who you are. It's a beautiful thing," said one of Pride Corner's organizers, Erica Posteraro.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2021
  
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• Vancouver mayor floats ‘bubble zone’ to keep anti-LGBTQ2 preachers out of downtown

  "I'm absolutely pissed about what's happening in the West End," said Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart.

  Sep 2, 2020
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• Vancouver man’s leg broken in confrontation with anti-gay street preachers: police

  Vancouver police said they were called to Davie and Thurlow streets, in the heart of the city's historically gay village, around 8 p.m., where "a group of people using a microphone and amplifier were preaching about religion and anti-gay chants."

  Aug 23, 2020
• London street preachers make brief, quiet, court appearance

  The pair were charged under London's public nuisance bylaw last month, after the city received dozens of complaints about their street preaching.

  Crime

  Apr 15, 2019
• Reverend describes worship allegedly interrupted by London’s notorious ‘street preachers’

  "The minute religion gets used as a weapon, you know that it's not the real thing," said Rev. Andrew Fullerton.

  Crime

  Apr 9, 2019
• Street preachers face criminal charges after London church service interrupted

  According to London police, two men inside a church on Elmwood Avenue allegedly began yelling at female parishioners during the service on Sunday morning.

  Crime

  Apr 8, 2019
• London public nuisance by-law continues to reel in complaints

  City council amended the by-law last year to prohibit the unnecessary interference with use and enjoyment of a public space.

  Canada

  Mar 29, 2019
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• Over 75 complaints against London street preachers, city staff report

  Two so-called street preachers have been charged with violating the public nuisance by-law, just over a month after the city urged victims of street harassment to come forward. 

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2019
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• ‘We need a complainant’: city urges Londoners to report if offended by street preachers

  The city is urging Londoners to come forward if they've been victims of street harassment.

  Politics

  Feb 5, 2019