Greens renew calls for rapid shelter solutions and comprehensive supports
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Green City Councillor Pete Fry is renewing calls for rapid shelter solutions and comprehensive supports in response to reports...
Green statement on Pace of Change Policy being cut from Broadway Plan by Council Majority
Demolishing existing rental stock will worsen the housing crisis VANCOUVER, B.C. – At today’s City Council meeting, the Broadway Plan Pace of...
Fry: People who bring their own mugs shouldn’t have to pay for disposable cups
VANCOUVER, B.C. – In response to the ABC majority eliminating Vancouver’s 25 cent disposable cup fee program, Green Councillor Pete Fry, National...
Carr adds Annual Climate Budgeting to Vancouver’s Climate Emergency Action Plan; denounces ABC for killing Climate Justice Charter
VANCOUVER, B.C. – At yesterday’s City Council meeting, Green Councillor Adriane Carr amended Vancouver’s Climate Emergency Action Plan (CEAP) to direct staff...
Vancouver Council supports Carr’s motion to increase the supply of climate-smart renewable energy in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, B.C. – At today’s meeting, Vancouver City Council voted unanimously to support Green Councillor Adriane Carr’s amended motion to increase the...
Vancouver School Board Supports Fraser’s Motion to Expand Childcare at VSB Sites
Vancouver, B.C. – At its meeting tonight, the Vancouver School Board (VSB) voted unanimously in support of Green Trustee Janet Fraser’s motion to...
ABC majority kills Vancouver Renters Office, leaving renters in the cold
ABC majority kills Vancouver Renters Office, leaving renters in the cold
Commissioner Digby Votes No On Stanley Park Bike Lane Removal
VANCOUVER, B.C. - This evening Green Party Park Board Commissioner Tom Digby was the only commissioner to vote no on a motion...
Greens to mandate adequate services in supportive housing, fast-track Fry’s initiatives for rapid shelter solutions on empty lots
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Next term Green Councillors will expand and fast-track City Councillor Pete Fry’s efforts to provide rapid shelter solutions on...
Greens will revamp rezoning process, continue to shift housing policies to meet renter needs while protecting Vancouver’s limited affordable rental stock
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Over the last four years Green Councillors have implemented a Renter’s office at City Hall, added vacancy control and...
Greens calling for zero-based budgeting, guaranteed permit times, and a service-oriented city hall
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Green Party of Vancouver is calling for a more efficient and service-oriented city hall in their 2022 election...
Green motion to explore additional funding options for schools passes 7-2
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Green Party Trustee Lois Chan-Pedley’s motion to investigate additional income sources beyond the Ministry of Education and Child Care...
Green Party releases park board platform
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Green Party of Vancouver has released their park board platform, ‘Your Parks. Your Future’, for the 2022 municipal...
Vancouver Greens call for peaceful, all-hands on deck approach to address the Hastings Street crisis
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Green Party of Vancouver is calling on all levels of government, community organizations, and city departments to work...
Green Party of Vancouver Park Board Candidate steps down due to potential conflict as Chair of BC’s Poverty Reduction Advisory Committee
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Green Party of Vancouver Candidate for Park Board, Zahra Esmail, has stepped down as a candidate in the upcoming...
Council Unanimously Advances Dual Licensing to Support Vancouver’s Nighttime Economy
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Green Councillor Pete Fry is welcoming the Standing Committee on City Finance and Services’ unanimous approval of his member’s...
Green Party of Vancouver Trustee Statement on Queen Elizabeth Annex Relocation
VANCOUVER, B.C. – On Monday, June 6, 2022, Vancouver School Board (VSB) Trustees voted 6-3 to relocate the French Immersion program at...
Trustee Chan-Pedley brings motion to explore independent funding options for Vancouver School District
VANCOUVER, B.C. – At tonight’s School Board meeting, Green Trustee Lois Chan-Pedley will put forward a motion directing staff to investigate additional...
Green Party nominates 4 Park Board, 3 School Board candidates
VANCOUVER, B.C. – At a Special General Meeting yesterday, Green Party of Vancouver members nominated four candidates for the Vancouver Board of...
Cllr Fry: If we want people to make more trips by bike, we need to ensure their destinations have secure places to lock up
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Green City Councillor Pete Fry’s motion for an expedited secure bike parking strategy will be debated at council this...
Green Party nominates 5 City Council candidates, Carr seeking re-election as Councillor
VANCOUVER, B.C. – At a Special General meeting yesterday, Green Party of Vancouver members nominated five candidates for City Council in the...
Green Councillor Pete Fry Calls for Elected Representation on the TransLink Board
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Vancouver Green Councillor Pete Fry is calling on the Province to reform TransLink’s governance so that a majority of...
Vancouver Council Approves Tiny Shelter Pilot Project to Provide New Emergency Option for Unsheltered Residents
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Vancouver City Council has approved a two-year Tiny Shelter Pilot Project to create a new emergency shelter model for...
Vancouver to align Capital Plan with Climate Emergency Action Plan
VANCOUVER, B.C. – City Council voted unanimously today to approve Green Councillor Adriane Carr’s motion directing staff to align Vancouver’s 2023-2026 capital...