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The municipal Green Party for the City of Vancouver.

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The voices of Vancouver's diverse communities are important & when they are overlooked or silenced, decisions get made in bad faith. It's not FIFA or busy scheduling — that's a diversion.

Article: www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Speak up!
vancouver.ca/your-governm...
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A quote from Green Party of Vancouver City Councillor Pete Fry that reads, "It’s sort of couched in language around, ‘Well, we’re busy with public hearings and FIFA.’ But I don’t think that’s really accurate. I think this is a victim of chainsaw cuts. We know that this particular department, the clerk’s department, is faced with about $8 million in cuts as a result of the ‘zero means zero’ budget. I think that when we dig a little deeper into this report, it identifies it’s about $160,000 in clerks to support the ten advisory committees that are going to be terminated. And I think that’s really what’s driving this.” over a photo of Vancouver's City Hall 12th Ave. entrance. A call to action with the words, "REGISTER TO SPEAK OUT! Register by 5 pm, Sun., Dec. 8. R1 is first on the agenda for Dec. 9!" over a photo of Vancouver's City Hall 12th Ave. entrance.
December 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
vangreens.bsky.social
Breaking news from @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social that 30 non-union employees at CoV were fired today is an alarming signal of what ABC’s “Zero Means Zero’’ budget truly means for our city.

It is actively defunding core city services. Vancouver deserves transparency.

www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
A green graphic with the words, "BREAKING: Non-union staff are being let go on the spot today" and below that, "This is what happens when slogans replace responsible governance". The background has a photo of someone carrying a box of their items from their office, as if they've been laid off.
December 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
vangreens.bsky.social
Advisory committees were to run until Nov 2026. Now ABC wants to shut down 10 early - renters, seniors, equity, women, arts, disability, food, transport.

This is targeted, strategic & wrong.

Your voice is being cut out. Fight back.

Sign up to speak out: win.newmode.net/greenpartyof...

#VanPoli
The left half is a dark green background with the words, "Want to know what dismantling democracy looks like? It's ABC snap dissolving 10 of 11 advisory boards" in white, and the right half is a photo of the front of Vancouver City Hall.
December 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
vangreens.bsky.social
Both visible & invisible disabilities are equally valid & need our respect and support.

Whether it's mobility aids or working through chronic pain or adapting systems to work with ADHD or Autism, take time to remember that everyone's struggle is unique and that compassion can go a long way.
A graphic with the words, "International Day of Persons with Disabilities" and below that it says, "It's important to remind ourselves: Not all disabilities are visible" and then there's a graphic of blocky stick figures grouped together, smiling. Two are standing, one is in a wheelchair, and one is wearing special glasses to suggest blindness.
December 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
vangreens.bsky.social
Even after so many voices came forward, ABC couldn't offer more details beyond, "Just trust us".

Together with @ptfry.bsky.social, we will continue to demand transparency & accountability while fighting to protect vital services and supports in Vancouver.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

#VanPoli
A green graphic with a headline from CBC News saying, "Vancouver passes 2026 budget with property tax freeze, $50M more for police," with the subhead of "Budget includes additional $50 million for police, but cuts to arts, culture and sustainability departments". Below that is a quote from the article by Justin McElroy that reads, "[The budget] passed along party lines, with Sim and the six ABC Vancouver councillors voting in favour and opposition councillors Pete Fry, Rebecca Bligh, Sean Orr and Lucy Maloney opposed," and a quote from Vancouver Green Party City Councillor Pete Fry that reads, "We cannot confidently say that this budget will protect and support our residents. These harms are not hypothetical, they’re very real risks. We can’t gamble on the well-being of our city based on assumptions or slogans."
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
vangreens.bsky.social
It's Budget Day in Vancouver.

#VanPoli
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
vangreens.bsky.social
We've opened City Councillor nominations for folks to run with the Green Party of Vancouver in 2026!

Must be:
🌳 a member of the Vancouver Greens
🌳 live in the city of Vancouver's Electoral Area A

Email us at nominations@vangreens.ca to get your nomination package. Nominations close Jan. 29, 2026.
A photo of Vancouver City Hall with a green overlay and the words, "Nominations are open! Run with us for City Council in 2026".
November 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
vangreens.bsky.social
We want a safe, inclusive Vancouver & today is a reminder that it still sometimes isn't. It's never to late to learn more about #TransRights:
@qmunity.bsky.social @bigbrosbarbershop.bsky.social @cwhwcentre.bsky.social
www.spencerv.ca/vancouver-lg...
www.transcarebc.ca/how-to-get-c...

#TDOR2025
A shot of Vancouver at a purple/pink sunset taken from high above, where the city is nestled in the clouds in the distance, with a triangle graphic in the bottom right of the three colours representing the Trans Pride Flag. At the top of the image are the words, "Today we honour Trans Day of Remembrance".
November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
vangreens.bsky.social
Today is the final day of public input on the 2026 budget brought forward by ABC and Mayor Sim, and, well, it couldn't be more clear how Vancouver feels. 600+ speakers!

Hopefully, they were heard by those who need to hear it.

Tune in for the last speakers: www.youtube.com/live/nW7nFWE...

#VanPoli
A photo of planet Earth with a word bubble coming from it with an emphatic, "NO!" and above it the question, "Does Vancouver want ABC's 2026 budget?"
November 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
vangreens.bsky.social
With a lack of straight answers & details in yesterday's budget presentations, how can councillors vote on this?

ABC wants to hand-wave the details & fill in the blanks as they go. Ken Sim says he's not "a numbers guy," but this isn't how budgeting works.

vancouversun.com/news/local-n...

#VanPoli
A graphic with a quote from Pete Fry, City Councillor from the Green Party of Vancouver, that says, "This is my seventh year on council, I’ve done a lot of budgets, and we’ve always had a pretty high level of detail and specificity within departments, and we’re not seeing that here and it’s a bit frustrating. I appreciate the presentation today — but where’s the beef?".
November 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
vangreens.bsky.social
With discussion from 600+ public speakers starting yesterday, one theme keeps coming up: we don't have enough information to vote on this budget.

ABC needs to go back to the drawing board before anyone votes.

Keep raising your voices, Vancouver!

vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/12/v...

#VanPoli
A photo of Vancouver City Councillor from the Green Party of Vancouver, Pete Fry, beside a text box with a headline from CityNews reading, "Vancouver councillor blasts 'leanest' budget he's seen as review of 2026 draft begins," and a quote from the article saying, "I’ve been on council for [almost] 8 years. This is the leanest document I’ve ever seen for a budget presentation... It puts us in a very difficult position, for those of us who are on the outside, and don’t have the benefit of understanding where the mayor’s office direction to trim the budget is."
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
vangreens.bsky.social
ABC thinks they can sneak in a "winning" budget for next year's election but with this many people speaking, it's clear Vancouverites have an opinion on the cuts.

"Beg forgiveness rather than ask permission" is not a good plan & Vancouver has noticed.

Sign up to speak: vancouver.ca/your-governm...
A photo of the top of Vancouver City Hall on a black background with white text above it that reads, "Vancouver; Sign up by 5pm today and join more than 200 speakers who have a thing or two to say about the "Zero Means Zero" budget tomorrow."
November 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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A white graphic with illustrated poppies and the words, "Remembrance Day: Honouring those who fought for our freedoms".
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
vangreens.bsky.social
Still want Vancouver to be the Greenest City? Apparently, Ken Sim and ABC don't.

Saving a few bucks to the city will come at an even greater cost down the line.

Full article in @nationalobserver.com: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...

#VanPoli
A white and green graphic. The top, over the white, is the logo for Canada's National Observer and the headline, "Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department" by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson & Natasha Bulowski from Nov. 10. On the green is a quote from Vancouver City Councillor from the Vancouver Green Party, Pete Fry, saying, "It's 100 per cent ideologically motivated. What is incredibly frustrating about this is the lack of integrity or courage for them to come out and say what it is they're intending to do. They're trying to be sneaky with this, and it will blow up in their face."
November 11, 2025 at 5:48 AM
vangreens.bsky.social
There was really no mystery as to who these cuts would hurt the most but now it's all but confirmed.

Check out the article from the @vancouversun.bsky.social for more: vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...

#VanPoli
A photo of Vancouver's city hall behind some trees and a large, green graphic box with a quote from Vancouver City Councillor Pete Fry that reads, "These aren’t surgical cuts. These are chainsaw cuts. We haven’t gotten the details of where these cuts are going to really land and what it’s going to mean for services that Vancouver rely on."
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
vangreens.bsky.social
On the discussion of VPD and VFD budgets yesterday, @ptfry.bsky.social was asking the right questions about Task Force Barrage: why did approval for $5 mil in spending seem like an afterthought?

That decision should have come to City Council before ABC unilaterally approved TFB.

#VanPoli
A green graphic featuring a photo of Vancouver City Councillor Pete Fry of the Vancouver Green Party and the words, "Why didn't budgetary spending go through the proper channels?" and a quote from Pete Fry, "My disapproval of how [Task Force] Barrage was enacted is entirely procedural and [out of] respect for the rule of law... this announcement of [Task Force] Barrage was announced at a press conference as an initiative of the Mayor and VPD... as we heard from the police board, there was not appropriate checks and balances... This is about failing to adhere to the rule of law."
November 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
vangreens.bsky.social
The VPD has requested an additional $50 mil for 2026, putting their total budget to just over $497 mil. Meanwhile, the grand "Zero Means Zero" plan (for everyone else) from ABC & Mayor Sim is really going to hurt our community & park services.

Register before 5pm today! vancouver.ca/your-governm...
A green graphic with the words, "TRUE OR FALSE: Zero Means Zero Edition!" at the top. The middle has three photos, from left to right, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, a VPD officer, and the Vancouver Park Board office sign. Underneath each photo, from left to right are text boxes saying, "Mayor Sims expects $120 million in budget cuts", "The VPD expects a $50 million increase to their budget", and "The Park Board is expected to cut $15 million from their budget", respectively. An arrow indicates a second page. A green graphic with the text "TRICK QUESTION: It's all true!" at the top. More text follows, reading "We don't have to let this stand:" and a list of actions: "Attend the Park Board special meeting TODAY at 6:30pm at Park Board Boardroom; Sign up by 5pm TODAY to speak with City Council tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov. 5th; Sign our CTA & send a message to the Mayor & Councillors".
November 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
vangreens.bsky.social
With that kind of money, our parks board could do a lot for the last legacy of our parks.

You can help us stand up to Mayor Ken Sim's and ABC's austerity budget by adding your voice to our call to action: win.newmode.net/greenpartyof...

Register to speak at vancouver.ca/your-governm...

#VanPoli
A photo of Stanley Park along the harbour in the fall, with people walking along the path, and the words, "$15 million in cuts? That's a steep price for our parks".
November 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
vangreens.bsky.social
After offering no input of their own, ABC has made it clear how they feel about the opinions of future generations.

Our youth shouldn't be deterred: don't let this stop you from sharing your voices!
A chart showing the voting record on Motion 3: Youth Voices: Amend the Charter for Age Sixteen Starter, with Pete Fry, Sean Orr, and Lucy Maloney in favour while all of the ABC party's councillors in attendance voted in opposition. Mayor Ken Sim and Councillors Dominato & Bligh were absent.
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
vangreens.bsky.social
We want to extend the voting age to 16 and include our youth in speaking up for their futures.

Wednesday, Oct. 29, @ptfry.bsky.social's motion 3 aims to do just that!

You can register today by 5 PM to speak to council on this initiative at council.vancouver.ca/20251029/psp...

#VanPoli #Vote16BC
A photo of two young teens exiting an official-looking building with the words, "Oct. 29. Member's Motion 3. Let's extend the voting age!" on it. Part of an article from CTV Vancouver titled, "City of Vancouver to consider lowering voting age to 16". Part of an article from CTV Vancouver titled, "City of Vancouver to consider lowering voting age to 16".
October 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
vangreens.bsky.social
Youth 16 & up are able to drive, work, and pay taxes, and yet they're not eligible to vote? They're connected & engaged — it’s time their voices are heard at the ballot box!

Learn more & call on City Council to change the voting age: win.newmode.net/greenpartyof...

#VanPoli #Vote16BC
A photo of two youths walking and talking with the words, "If youth are our future, why don't they have a say? Let's let them vote" written over top.
October 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
vangreens.bsky.social
For the Vancouver Greens, one thing is clear: We love what @ptfry.bsky.social has been doing for our city.

We're excited to announce the unanimous decision to endorse Pete as our party nominee — whether on City Council or as Mayor, we'll have his back!

www.vangreens.ca/green_party_...

#VanPoli
A portrait photo of Vancouver City Counsellor Pete Fry of the Green Party of Vancouver and a quote from him stating, “I’m deeply grateful for the continued trust that the Green Party of Vancouver and community members have placed in me. Whether that’s as a Councillor or as a candidate for Mayor, my goal remains the same: to keep working toward a city that’s more livable, transparent, and sustainable for everyone.”
October 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
vangreens.bsky.social
The festival of lights has begun, celebrated by several cultures globally and within Vancouver's vibrant communities.

If you're curious to learn more and want to attend some celebratory events, check out the Diwali Fest at the Roundhouse Community Centre on Oct. 25!

#Diwali2025 #DiwaliVancouver
A photos of brown-skinned hands cupped together holding a candle to celebrate Diwali with the words, "Wishing all who celebrate a wonderful Diwali" in yellow over the photo. There are floral decorative designs in each corner of the graphic.
October 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
vangreens.bsky.social
This time next year, we'll be at the polls, looking to make some changes.

We're pretty excited to share our candidates with you & get to know the city even better as we meet folks, listen, and work towards improving Vancouver.

What do you want our next municipal government to focus on?

#VanPoli
A photo of a light pink Japanese dogwood against a vibrant green bush and the words, "Today, we're 1 year away from the 2026 election: Oct. 17, 2026 — we're looking to paint this town a bit greener!"
October 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM
vangreens.bsky.social
The 0% budget increase looks like a last-ditch effort to salvage a mismanaged term. This article points out how ABC has fallen short of their promise to boost tree cover, and now that's at risk as staff is ordered to look for cuts.

vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...

#VanPoli
A photo of downtown Vancouver at Burrard Skytrain Station, surrounded by trees, and the words, "The Park Board worries Sim's "Zero Means Zero" will hurt our tree canopy," and a quote from Tom Digby, Green Party of Vancouver Park Board Commissioner that reads, "If we pause the work we’ve been doing, this could be a real tragedy for city trees. Now it is all at risk."
October 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM