Pete Fry

@ptfry.bsky.social

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Vancouver City Councillor. Fighting corruption and greed. UBCM Director, planning commission, arts/culture, dog-guy. Green.

Lit candles against a dark background - a symbolic representation of International Holocaust Remembrance Day
PHOTO: Donald Trump celebrates 'great honour' of winning FIFA peace prize, shaking hands with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, with cup in foreground
AI generated Grinch in front of cartoon rendering of Vancouver skyline. Grinch is smiling as snow falls lightly around and red Dr Seuss style lettering at top right reads "Zero Means Zero!"
Vancouver logo atop a staff report dated Dec 1, 2025. Reads in part: Recommendations THAT Council change the term of all Council Advisory Committees (Type A Civic Agencies), except for the Urban Indigenous Peoples’ Advisory Committee, to end on January 30, 2026. Purpose To seek Council approval to change the term for 10 of the 11 “Type A” Council Advisory Committees to end on January 30, 2026, to address timing constraints and capacity pressures arising from the simultaneous scheduling demands of an intense Council and Public Hearing meeting schedule due to significant volume of public hearing referrals, FIFA World Cup 2026, and the 2026 general local election.
Photo of cozy dark room with open laptop in foreground, in background a bare foot backlit by white wall. The laptop is open to live feed of city council budget meeting.
Drake meme: shuns: ABC: INVESTING EMPTY HOMES TAX REVENUE INTO SOCIAL HOUSING FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN loves: ABC: RETURNING EMPTY HOMES TAX REVENUE TO DEVELOPERS FOR UNSOLD CONDO UNITS
Voting screen shows Councillors Fry, Maloney and Orr voting against ABC’s heavily amended and toothless version of Fry’s original motion to better enforce Vancouver’s code of conduct
Screenshots from Vancouver Sun and CTV News, respective headlines read "Big cuts are coming to Vancouver City Hall. Will they be 'reckless' of cost saving efficiencies Ken Sim has long promised" and "City of Vancouver shutters Equity Office" - pictured are Ken Sim and ABC councillors and an arial shot of City Hall
Text from screenshot of Vancouver Sun article: In an emailed statement Monday, Sim’s office said: “There have been no inappropriate or closed door meetings related to the departure of Paul Mochrie or hiring of Donny van Dyk whatsoever. Any suggestions otherwise are completely baseless.” “The complaint is based on second-hand rumours from what a resident heard in the media, not any sort of actual evidence,” said the statement, adding that Mochrie’s departure was a mutual decision between him and the mayor, and van Dyk’s hiring was “made by a vote of Council and followed all established procedures for the hiring of a new city manager.”
Screenshot from internal City of Vancouver all staff memo, "Update to Staff: Paul Mochrie departure as Vancouver City Manager" reads: Dear City of Vancouver Team Members, I wanted to share with you that Paul Mochrie will be stepping down from his role as City Manager. Paul and I mutually agreed that it was the right time for a leadership change. I want to personally thank Paul for his 14 years of dedicated service to the City of Vancouver, including the last four as City Manager. His commitment to public service and to this city has been deeply appreciated, and we wish him nothing but success in the future. Paul will be assisting with the transition over the coming weeks. In the meantime, Karen Levitt has been appointed Acting City Manager as we begin the process to fill the role permanently. Thank you all for your continued dedication to serving the people of Vancouver. Sincerely, Ken Sim Mayor, City of Vancouver
Screenshot from an April 2019 tweet by @ptfry features a photo of a road sign reading 30 km/h with the caption: My motion for 30k/h speed limit on residential streets comes before City Council Tuesday. It's work based on advocacy of many local orgs like @WeAreHub and @bccycle, the previous council, my own personal experiences, and a growing worldwide safety-first movement to slow down...
screenshot from bylaw preamble: EXPLANATION A By-law to amend the Code of Conduct By-law No. 12886 regarding independent reviews On July 24, 2024, Council directed staff to bring forward proposed amendments to the Code of Conduct By-law regarding investigations by the Integrity Commissioner’s Office to facilitate a third-party independent review. The attached By-law will implement the proposed amendments to the Code of Conduct By-law brought forward by staff in response to this resolution. Enactment of the attached By-law will implement Council’s resolution. Director of Legal Services August 6, 2024
Screenshot from Vancouver City Council meeting June 17, 2025. Councillor Pete Fry (centered in photo) gesticulating as he describes why ABC's resolution to suspend Vancouver's Integrity Commissioner and their active investigations should be ruled out of order. Fry is flanked on either side by councillors Dominato and Klassen.
Image from UN Sustainable Development Goal # 6, Clean Water and Sanitation - highlighting the need for Sanitation for All
Open Map image showing all public washrooms (including in public parks and recreation facilities) open in the daytime city-wide
Picture of litter strewn and insanitary alley off Hasting Street
Photo of Councillor Pete Fry in background, in foreground is a relaxed looking black and white tuxedo cat, basking in the sunshine while resting in Fry's arms
Screenshot of amendment to Social Policy Grants reads: "Add letter THAT Council direct staff to report back by Q2 2025, with recommendations to consider a re-allocation of new funds from contingency or other sources to be determined. In order to support some of the otherwise not recommended grant recipients (in particular but not limited to) migrant and refugee services, food insecurity, youth and seniors programming, and programs supporting people with persistent barriers to employment; that have otherwise been defunded by the $1 million shortfall from the City's Social Policy 2025 Grants operating budget."
Photograph of Canada Goose and Bald Eagle facing off on a froze pond. The goose has its wings stretch and is defiantly threatening the eagle, the eagle appears to recoil somewhat. Photograph taken earlier this week on frozen Ontario lake
Canadian maple leaf above the words "keep calm and elbows up" in white on red. Based on the British wartime graphic
Excerpt from Vancouver Sun article: Responding to ABC’s statement Tuesday, Fry said: “The key issue is not whether ABC is meeting to exchange ideas, but that they are gathering to provide decision-making direction, while simultaneously demanding party loyalty under the threat of disciplinary action.” Fry added that evidence of “what such disciplinary action entails” can be seen by ABC’s decision earlier this month to oust Coun. Rebecca Bligh, with Molnar saying she was “not aligned” with the party’s priorities. “The claim that whipped votes on decisions align with the party platform is contradicted by the report’s assertion that ABC members are expected to vote according to the mayor’s direction,” Fry said. “This is further supported by instances where votes were clearly whipped, such as on issues like the Stanley Park bike lane and the Moberly Park turf field, as detailed in the report, neither of which were in the ABC platform.
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
Enactment clauses from proposed emergency motion to Council Tuesday - Choose Canada: Trump’s Tariffs and Buy Local Imperative reads: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED A. THAT Council affirms and signals the City of Vancouver supports the Team Canada approach to align local, provincial, and national priorities as necessary to counter foreign policies designed to harm the Canadian economy. B. THAT Council directs staff to initiate an urgent high-level review of capital projects, suppliers, procurement, and trade agreement exposure and opportunities to Buy Local / Buy Canadian and report back as soon as possible with immediate and long term strategies supporting the Team Canada approach. C. THAT Council directs the City’s Business and Economy Office to immediately begin work with local business and community economic development organizations (including but not limited to the BIA Partnership, LOCO BC, GVBOT, CFIB, Destination Vancouver) to explore opportunities to initiate and promote a new targeted Buy Local / Buy Canadian campaign in response to tariffs. FURTHER THAT the office is tasked to identify and report back with recommendations for streamlined, transparent and nimble City regulation for changes of use, and adaptation of business models to respond to tariffs, supply chain disruption, and GDP growth targets.
Screenshot of tweet by Global TV reporter Jordan Armstrong shows picture of Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and is captioned: “BREAKING: @GlobalBC has learned @KenSimCity is boycotting @MetroVancouver: “Metro Vancouver’s governance is broken. Moving forward, I will not be attending Metro meetings and supporting a system that lacks accountability.” #bcpoli #vanpoli @CUrquhartGlobal”
Mayor Ken Sim Announces Major Initiatives to Revitalize the Downtown Eastside at Save Our Streets Forum VANCOUVER, BC – Today, Mayor Ken Sim addressed the Save Our Streets Forum to unveil a comprehensive plan aimed at transforming Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) through measures focused on accountability, dignity, and public safety. The announcement marks a pivotal moment in the City’s approach to addressing addiction, crime, and housing challenges in one of its most complex neighbourhoods. At the forum, Mayor Sim outlined three key proposed policy shifts: 1. Updating the Downtown Eastside Area Plan Updating the Downtown Eastside Area Plan to encourage a mix of housing, businesses, and services. This approach aims to break the cycle of hyper-concentrated services in the DTES, including supportive housing, shelter services, and social services. This allows for the integration of the DTES neighbourhood into Vancouver’s broader community, ensuring a more balanced, supportive environment for residents, businesses, and visitors. 2. Pausing Net New Supportive Housing Vancouver currently houses 77% of the region’s supportive housing, despite comprising only 25% of the region’s population. The City also faces the challenge of managing thousands of deteriorating Single Room Occupancy (SRO) units. By pausing the construction of net new supportive housing units in Vancouver, the City can focus on renewing and revitalizing the current ageing housing stock to better meet residents’ needs until supportive housing availability increases across the region. 3. Cracking Down on Gang Activity In collaboration with the Vancouver Police Department, the City will launch a citywide crackdown on organized crime and gangs operating in the DTES. This initiative aims to address street-entrenched violence by dismantling criminal networks that exploit vulnerable residents and undermine community safety.
Statue of a solemn Martin Luther King Jr is carved out of a large block of white granite, bold and bright against a cloud flecked blue sky. On one face is inscribed "Out of the Mountain of Despair, a Stone of Hope." Photo taken in 2012 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park monument in Washington DC
Twitter post from Aisha Estey, President of the BC Conservative Party downplaying threats of racist homophobic threats against elected officials as "scrutiny"
Vote results screen showing Fry, Carr, Meiszner, Dominato and Bligh opposed to adding gas to new construction. Sim, Zhou, KY, Klassen and Montague in favour.
Black and white photograph of coverall-wearing bearded man, beaming smile, proudly standing in front of the Steam Clock in Vancouver's Gastown, above him a sign identifies 200 Block Water Street, with turn of the century brick warehouse buildings in the background. Published in the Vancouver Sun, caption reads: May 27, 1978. Ray Saunders in front of the Gastown Steam Clock, which he built between 1974 and 1977. Photo by Dave Paterson /Province
“Iris Orca” - on a red poster board, a smiling cetacean probably enjoying an unpolitical totally not overheated ocean swim