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Large Fire Friday Latest In String Of Serious Incidents At Strathcona Park Person Mauled By Dogs Severely And A 5 Person Fight With Weapons All In A Few Hours.
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Greg Carr
Mar 27, 2021, 12:25:30 PM3/27/21
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Large fire Friday latest in string of serious incidents at Strathcona Park
By Simon Little Global News
Posted March 26, 2021 4:29 pm
Updated March 27, 2021 5:16 am
Global News Hour at 6 BC: Global News Hour at 6: March 26
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WATCH: It has been a dramatic 24-hours in Vancouver's Strathcona Park. Paul Johnson has more on the fire, explosion and other serious incidents as the Park Board prepares to clear the tent city in the next few weeks.
Fire crews were called to Vancouver’s Strathcona Park Friday to extinguish what one witness described as a “huge” fire in a long-running homeless encampment.
Witnesses reported hearing several explosions they said sounded like propane tanks exploding.
Vancouver police said no one was hurt in the fire, which is suspected to be an arson. It was the second suspicious fire in the park in as many days, police added.
While crews were responding to the fire, paramedics were called to the other end of the park to treat a person who had been seriously mauled by several dogs.
“It appears the victims were staff near the warming tent,” Sgt. Steve Addison said. “Around this same time, multiple fights with weapons were reported between at least five or six people.”
Police said there had also been two overdoses in the park in the past two days, one of which claimed the life of a 22-year-old woman. (Greg: Hey in case you ppl haven't figured it out don't use drugs they are addictive and can kill you but in many cases no one will much care which is likely why you turned to illegal narcotics and such in the first place.)
The park has been the site of a contentious homeless camp since June, 2020.
In February, the Vancouver Park Board moved to clear half of the park from campers and begin remediating the site.
“I think when we look back on this we’ll probably see, I’m hoping, a turning point that recognizes that by providing folks with secure, dignified stable housing we’re saving ourselves a lot of money in the long-run,” Vancouver City Councillor and Strathcona resident Pete Fry told Global News. (Greg: Mr.Fry the son of long term Liberal MP Hedy Fry was threatened with a needle by some junkie from the park some months ago and it was caught on video. Check out the video from the Strathcona Homeless Cluster do you want these ppl in your neighbourhood or walking by you as you leave the ATM? )
“Because otherwise the cost, as we see in Oppenheimer Park — half a million dollars in remediation and the park still not — open we’re probably looking at twice that for Strathcona Park. (Greg: The video shows the formerly nice Strathcona Park which I have visited many times in the past when I lived in the DTES to now be a garbage pit with burned tents and such added.)
READ MORE: City of Vancouver collected 108 tonnes of garbage from Strathcona Park in less than five months
Provincial officials and BC Housing have set a target of the end of April to find housing for the several hundred people who have been sheltering there.
The encampment has been the site of several deaths and serious assaults over the course of the last year.
© 2021 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
https://globalnews.ca/news/7722841/strathcona-park-fire/ pretty spectacular fire.
This problem should have been nipped in the bud just like the VPD used to do in 2007.
There have been fires there before though not as bad. Rapes and beatings and assaults have happened there before as one person had all their fingers cut off. The ppl there are not just ppl having bad luck the ppl there are criminals who are poor, drug addicts and alkies or very mentally ill. When I was homeless about 14 years ago I avoided the tent camps like the plague although the biggest was only 5 tents. They were places of stolen property and drugs and drinking. One had a murder over a gram of pot worth $10 the killer had done time for killing his ex previously it made the newspapers.
By Simon Little Global News
Posted March 26, 2021 4:29 pm
Updated March 27, 2021 5:16 am
Global News Hour at 6 BC: Global News Hour at 6: March 26
close video
WATCH: It has been a dramatic 24-hours in Vancouver's Strathcona Park. Paul Johnson has more on the fire, explosion and other serious incidents as the Park Board prepares to clear the tent city in the next few weeks.
Fire crews were called to Vancouver’s Strathcona Park Friday to extinguish what one witness described as a “huge” fire in a long-running homeless encampment.
Witnesses reported hearing several explosions they said sounded like propane tanks exploding.
Vancouver police said no one was hurt in the fire, which is suspected to be an arson. It was the second suspicious fire in the park in as many days, police added.
While crews were responding to the fire, paramedics were called to the other end of the park to treat a person who had been seriously mauled by several dogs.
“It appears the victims were staff near the warming tent,” Sgt. Steve Addison said. “Around this same time, multiple fights with weapons were reported between at least five or six people.”
Police said there had also been two overdoses in the park in the past two days, one of which claimed the life of a 22-year-old woman. (Greg: Hey in case you ppl haven't figured it out don't use drugs they are addictive and can kill you but in many cases no one will much care which is likely why you turned to illegal narcotics and such in the first place.)
The park has been the site of a contentious homeless camp since June, 2020.
In February, the Vancouver Park Board moved to clear half of the park from campers and begin remediating the site.
“I think when we look back on this we’ll probably see, I’m hoping, a turning point that recognizes that by providing folks with secure, dignified stable housing we’re saving ourselves a lot of money in the long-run,” Vancouver City Councillor and Strathcona resident Pete Fry told Global News. (Greg: Mr.Fry the son of long term Liberal MP Hedy Fry was threatened with a needle by some junkie from the park some months ago and it was caught on video. Check out the video from the Strathcona Homeless Cluster do you want these ppl in your neighbourhood or walking by you as you leave the ATM? )
“Because otherwise the cost, as we see in Oppenheimer Park — half a million dollars in remediation and the park still not — open we’re probably looking at twice that for Strathcona Park. (Greg: The video shows the formerly nice Strathcona Park which I have visited many times in the past when I lived in the DTES to now be a garbage pit with burned tents and such added.)
READ MORE: City of Vancouver collected 108 tonnes of garbage from Strathcona Park in less than five months
Provincial officials and BC Housing have set a target of the end of April to find housing for the several hundred people who have been sheltering there.
The encampment has been the site of several deaths and serious assaults over the course of the last year.
© 2021 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
https://globalnews.ca/news/7722841/strathcona-park-fire/ pretty spectacular fire.
This problem should have been nipped in the bud just like the VPD used to do in 2007.
There have been fires there before though not as bad. Rapes and beatings and assaults have happened there before as one person had all their fingers cut off. The ppl there are not just ppl having bad luck the ppl there are criminals who are poor, drug addicts and alkies or very mentally ill. When I was homeless about 14 years ago I avoided the tent camps like the plague although the biggest was only 5 tents. They were places of stolen property and drugs and drinking. One had a murder over a gram of pot worth $10 the killer had done time for killing his ex previously it made the newspapers.
Greg Carr
Mar 27, 2021, 2:14:14 PM3/27/21
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May 6, 2020, 3:23:31 AM
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‘Not a great look’: Councillor trashes illegal dumpers at Vancouver park
By Simon Little Global News
A load of trash dumped in Vancouver's Strathcona Park. . Pete Fry
A Vancouver city councillor is serving up some trash talk for whoever dumped a truckload of garbage in Strathcona park this weekend.
Pete Fry said he came upon the “significant quantities of household garbage” Saturday morning while he was walking his dog.
Fry said it was the second or third time in recent weeks he’s found a similar pile of refuse.
“It’s not a great look for Vancouverites,” said Fry.
By the time Fry found the garbage, which he said would have required a vehicle to transport, animals had already begun to pick through it and spread it out.
“I can’t even comprehend what goes through somebody’s mind when they do something like this,” said Fry.
“It’s a lovely 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.”
Vancouver has long struggled with an illegal dumping problem which, by some estimates, costs the city nearly $2 million per year.
City staff say dumped trash tends to attract even more dumped trash, escalating the problem.
Under city bylaws, someone caught dumping trash could be fined between $100 and $500, and if the city prosecutes, the dumper could be liable for up to $10,000.
Fry said he’s hopeful residents will keep their eyes out for illegal dumpers, and report their licence plate numbers to the city.
“I don’t know how you deal with behaviour like that,” he said. “Maybe fining them is the way to go, and to pursue them.”
© 2020 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
Dayle Moseley
I watched a guy loading up a wheelbarrow over and over at Strathcona Community Garben across the street and humping it over to the Park. He said city staff had told him to do it
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Bill Rosmus
They should move the people from Oppenheimer Park there, just to make sure no one dumps anymore garbage. You know, if there's someone there to watch and all. The genius of Vancouver City Hall and Parks Board has shown the good they have done with that one.
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Peggy McDonald
What is wrong with people! We need more camera's up to catch these people. I know that people don't want to have their privacy invaded but, we are just getting out of hand.
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Greg Carr
The Kings Cross Mall close to where I live is a regular dumping ground for garbage, construction debris, wrecked bicycles, sofas and other unwanted beat up furniture. Currently there is a refrigerator in the north parking lot. There are security cameras, regular RCMP patrols, mall security plus the Commissionaires and the Newton B.I.A. green vest community volunteer patrol. It has been going on for the four years I have lived in the area and I am sure it has been going on since before that.
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(Greg: March 27 A couple of days ago someone set fire to a mattress that had been dumped there as well as some furniture.)
Alfie Mannion
dumping fees to high, lots of people do not have a truck or vehicle to go to the dump
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Peggy McDonald
They can use the available pick up at their home/apartment etc...That is a load of garbage. No excuse!
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Greg Carr
Then put it out with the weekly garbage for routine garbage pickup. Someone who lives on a million dollar plus property next to Surrey Lake Park threw a bunch of garbage into the park rather than walk to the end of his driveway and leave it for the weekly garbage pickup. Some ppl. I contacted the City of Surrey and the garbage was removed. Nice park why use it to dump garbage?
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Greg Carr
Nonsense. They can put their refuse out for regular pickup by the garbage trucks. They obviously had a vehicle to get their garbage to Strathcona Park. Your comment is stupid and I suspect you know the FTW litterbugs. Your FB photo shows a useless old man wearing a red support t-shirt you obviously have performed fellattio on a lot of HAMC bikers.
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Abel Walker
Are you sure it wasn't just the site of a former tent city? I hear Vancouver has no problem with those.
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Alfie Mannion shows him wearing a red support t-shirt of the Red Devils MC a wholly owned bunch of slaves of the Hell's Angels.
https://www.classfinders.com/people/bc/north-vancouver/alfie/mannion/
Alfie Mannion - Class of 1970
North Vancouver, BC - Windsor High School
Alfie Mannion - Class of 1971
North Vancouver, BC - Carson Graham High School
Alfie Mannion - Class of 1972
North Vancouver, BC - Windsor Secondary School
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