Pete Fry – Vancouver City Councillor

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Screenshot from CBC article, headline reads: "Vancouver mayor plans freeze on new supportive housing as part of Downtown Eastside revitalization bid," image shows Mayor Ken Sim looking sideways at camera. Lede reads "Councillor says plan is 'reckless' and 'cruel'" The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 23, 2025 4:51 PM PST | Last Updated: January 23

REVEALED Mayor’s Plan to freeze new supportive housing in Vancouver

February 20, 2025 VANCOUVER, community safety, POLITICS

Last month, Ken Sim told the “Save Our Streets” group he’d propose freezing new supportive housing in Vancouver. Residents we’ve spoken to are concerned about the ABC party undermining non-profits and punishing the vulnerable. Their motion dropped today. Read More

Buy Canada or Bye Canada

February 2, 2025 VANCOUVER

Most Canadians are still reeling from the apparent betrayal by our supposed closest allies, as President Trump threatens punitive tariffs as a prelude to his not-really-joking aspiration to make Canada a 51st state.

Screenshot from Global BC broadcast, caption reads: Vancouver political parties call for action

Election finance fairness

January 22, 2025 VANCOUVER

Today, council approved framework for a by-election to replace council seats vacated by Adriane Carr and Christine Boyle. Elections (and by-elections) are a cornerstone of our democratic process of course, but one party has not being playing by the same rules as the rest of us.

I’m putting the blog back together

December 30, 2024 VANCOUVER

To be clear I was always a lousy blogger. While I do like to write, I lack the conviction to put it into a long form written piece when — let’s face it– a cheeky tweetstorm or snappy comeback on Facebook is so much easier and has a much more extended reach.

Broadway Plan: too big, but too big not to pass

June 23, 2022 VANCOUVER, affordability, HOUSING, URBANISM

On Vancouver’s new cup and bag bans, and associated fees

January 5, 2022 VANCOUVER, climate change, environment, zero waste

January 1, 2022 saw the introduction of Vancouver’s new bylaws and fees designed to reduce the use and waste of single use items and very specifically plastic bags and disposable cups.

Ambulance and Air ambulance parked at Vancouver Waterfront

Planning to Support Distributed Ambulance Services in the City of Vancouver

July 20, 2021 COUNCIL RESOLUTION, AMBULANCE, British Columbia, community safety

Following catastrophic loss of life across the Lower Mainland during June 2021’s heat dome, this resolution directed staff to look at opportunities to better support distributed BC Ambulance Services in Vancouver.

In Vancouver, social housing probably doesn’t mean what you think it does

June 4, 2021 VANCOUVER, affordability, HOUSING, tenants, VANCOUVER

As the city defines it, a building is considered 100 per cent social housing if it’s rental housing that includes a minimum of 30 per cent low-market rents.

A fanciful promise to “make it easier to build social housing than mansions” failed to win support at Vancouver council last week.

BC’s outdated wrongful death law

February 11, 2021 VANCOUVER

Unanimous support from my colleagues at Vancouver CIty Council to encourage the province to update BC’s Wrongful Death Law. We are the only Canadian province who have not updated our wrongful death legislation – which currently fails “non-breadwinners” children, elders, the disabled, and disproportionately high number of indigenous peoples.

Updating BC’s Wrongful Death Law

February 10, 2021 COUNCIL RESOLUTION, British Columbia

Tragically, hundreds of British Columbians will experience the loss of a loved one each year, and in the event of a wrongful death many will discover they cannot access legal representation or recourse.