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Crime continued to plummet in the city in 2021

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rime continued to plummet in Vancouver in 2021, with the most significant drops related to break-ins to businesses, homes and vehicles, according to statistics posted on the Vancouver Police Depart r ment’s website last week. The statistics, which compare a specific set of crime categories to 2020, show that break-ins to businesses were down 26 per cent (from 2,790 to 2,075) and to homes by 23 per cent (from 995 to 770). Break-ins to vehicles saw a 28 per cent drop across the city t (from 9,884 to 7,115), which is still a significant number, but well below the 14,958 reported to police in 2018 and the 16,488 in 2019. Why the drop? In a word, the pandemic. Police have previously pointed to fewer people traveling to work, fewer vehicles parked on the street and more people working from home. Fewer people are also dining out, shopping and attending entertainment venues. Since the pandemic was declared in March 2020, public health orders have also restricted or reduced the number of people attending sporting events, concerts and gyms. As well, schools have gone to a mix of remote and inclassroom learning, with students at Simon Fraser University and University of B.C. currently taking online instruction. The only crimes to see noticeable increases year over year in the 20 categories identified by police were reported sexual offences (584 to 638 for a nine per cent increase) and arsons, which jumped from 309 to 350 for a 13 per cent increase. Although assaults across the city averaged out to a 1.8 per

cent increase from 2020 to 2021, policing district one — which includes the West End, Yaletown, Coal Harbour and the central business district — saw a 12 per cent increase. 'People feeling less safe' That increase would include the unsolved random attack on a 22-year-old woman on New Year’s Eve in front of Hotel Georgia on West Georgia Street. Police released a video to media last Wednesday on the attack. The video shows a man described as white and middle-aged violently pushing the woman against an exterior wall of the hotel and holding her down, before continuing along the sidewalk.

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“Unfortunately, these types of incidents are happening more often in the city, and it’s led to many people feeling less safe when they’re alone in public,” Const. Tania

Visintin, a VP VPD media relations officer, said in a news release. Police Chief Adam Palmer told the Vancouver Police Board in October that random assaults are at a level that he has not seen in his policing career. At the time, Palmer said police tracked 1,700 such incidents, or roughly four per day, betw t een Sept. 1, 2020 and Aug. 31, 2021. Of those, 47 per cent involved a kn k ife or some ty t pe of weapon, he said. “I’ve been a police officer in this city t for 34 years and I’ve never heard of such a thing before,” the chief said, adding that 28 per cent of the suspects arrested were living with some form of mental illness. A so of concern, he continued, was the increase in Al shop plifters resorting g to violence when ap pproached by staff, customers or police. The number of such incidents, as of the October police board meeting, was 844 — a 43 per cent increase over last year. Reporting of crime by citizens for petty or minor crimes is also going unreported, the chief said. "When they do call us, and we do investigate a crime, they say this has happened four times before and I've never called you, but this time was serious enough that I did call you," Palmer said. John Clerides, owner of Marquis Wine Cellars on Davie Street, started a Facebook page last week called “Vancouver break-ins and crime collective.” Clerides said the purpose of the page is to have citizens post photos of broken or smashed-out windows and concerns related to crime. Clerides’ business had its window smashed out last summer and thieves stole an electric bike used by employees to make deliveries. He rattled off a list of about a dozen businesses in his neighbourhood that have since had windows broken or smashed out, including a veterinary clinic next to his shop, which was hit last week. “Two people are sitting inside with their backs to the CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

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window waiting for their ki k tty t cat to come out, and some wack job walks by takes a sandwich board and throws it through the window,” he said, noting police later caught the oﬀender. “I have worked in the West End on Davie Street since 1977. I've seen the days of gay bashing, I've seen the days when all the yahoos were coming in from Surrey and all the outlying areas. What’s happening now is on another level.” 'He's been silent on this' Clerides has taken his fru rustration to Twitter, calling out Mayor Kennedy Stewart several times and accusing him of not being tough on crime. He said the mayor is not responding to concerns of business owners. “Al A l he does is raise taxes,” he said. “He’s been silent on this.” Stewart r , who doubles as chairp r erson of the Vancouver Police Board, has been clear that it is the police chief who makes the operational decisions for the depart r ment. Clerides said he supports Palmer but wants the mayor to “show some leadership.” “Have some empathy to the citizens, the businesses, the business people and the citizens of Vancouver,” Clerides said. “All he seems to know how to do is pick our pockets and increase bureaucracy.” Vancouver Is Awesome asked the mayor via a Zoom news conference Wednesday for a response to critics who say he is not tough on crime. “There's really nothing worse than being a victim of crime, and I'm very sympathetic to folks who have been subjected to that,” Stewart said. “My job as the mayor of Vancouver is to make sure that the police are adequately resourced. We did that in the last budget cycle, we fully funded the police board to their full request — that’s at least about one million dollars a day being spent on policing.”

'Vancouver Vancouver is safe' safe The mayor was among the city t council members in December 2020 to keep the VP VPD’s 2021 budget at a similar level to the previous year. In December 2021, the mayor and majority t of council agreed to increase the VPD’s budget for 2022. VP Stewart rt said he has “fu f ll confidence” in Palmer’s approach to policing. “I do think that Vancouver is safe — it's one of the safest cities in the world,” the mayor said. “However, we can always do more, and that's what we're striving to do.” In other crime categories, murders dropped from 21 in 2020 to 18 last year and there was one less attempted murder. Robberies dropped by five per cent, from 600 to 570. Traffic-related fatalities increased to 22 from eight in 2020. The police data didn’t include hate crimes. Police reported last year that anti-Asian hate crimes were up 717 per cent from 2019 to 2020. Assaults against police officers were also up in 2021 — 108 incidents between January and July, a 64 per cent increase from 2018. By Mike Howell

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Metal musician raises $11,000 for Indigenous youth skateboard program

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fter years in Vancouver’s metal scene, a local musician has used his connections, history, and talents to help Indigenous youth become part of a community they otherwise may never have had the chance to. Cambie Kroetsch was born in East Vancouver, a fact he only recently learned from his biological mother who came to the city from the Enoch Cree reserve just outside of Edmonton. Kroetsch was adopted and moved to Edmonton, but at 19 years old he moved back, almost immediately embedding himself in Vancouver’s metal and skateboard culture. From there Kroetsch played many shows in the city and from 1990 to 2012 toured North America living out of a van with his bandmates. Kroetsch, now 49, works in Vancouver’s film industry as a truck driver. With the job comes downtime which Kroetsch fills with music. Using an iPad he bought at the beginning of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Kroetsch wrote a song he would call “Pieces of Me”. Wanting to do something more with the release of the song, Kroetsch reached out to his good friend Joe Buffalo, one of the founders of Nations Skate Youth. The non-profit uses skateboarding as a mechanism to empower Indigenous youth and embrace their right to self-determination. "It just kind of grew from there,” Kroetsch said in a recent

interview with Vancouver Is Awesome while on a hike through Lynn Canyon. “I liked what he was doing with that organization and that they were bringing skateboards and stuﬀ like that to reserves around Western Canada." So Kroetsch created a GoFundMe to the beneﬁt of Nations Skate Youth with the promise of releasing his song once the campaign reached its goal of $5,000. The campaign blew past that goal in less than a day with the campaign ending a week later a total of $11,151. "I didn't even know what to think really, I was so surprised,”

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Kroetsch said. “Not really shocked at people's generosity, but just surprised that it happened so fast." "I guess $10,000 isn't, you know, a million dollars but it makes a hell of a difference,” Kroetsch continued. “Getting some kids on some boards and at least stoking that fire for somebody." Shortly after the campaign met its goal Kroetsch kept his end of the deal and released “Pieces of Me” performed by his band Shot Caller. The song features a solo from another Metro Vancouver metal legend Devin Townsend. The song’s mixing was overseen by Mike Fraser, another Vancouver local who also serves as the producer for AC/ DC. Kroetsch told V.I.A. he has plans for doing similar fundraising endeavours in the future but with a bigger emphasis on crowdfunding their production. The production and release of “Pieces of Me” has a larger significance for Kroetsch as well. During his metal career, Kroetsch struggled with alcoholism but has come out on the other side of those challenges as a husband, father of two, and sober. "This is like the first time I've ever done anything like this sober, play music, record music, make videos exist in that clearheaded realm,” Kroetsch said. By Cameron Thomson

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ym owners across B.C. are jumping for joy after the province announced gyms and fitness facilities will be allowed to reopen last week. It was a stressful 24 hours for gym owners as they awaited their fate after the previous order the forced them to close their doors was set to expire at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Before the official press conference on Tuesday, confusion started swirling online Monday night about whether gyms would be able to reopen or if the previous order would be extended indefinitely. “It was a whirlwind,” says the co-owner of CrossFit Zone in Victoria Alex Mueller. “It was like the past two years jammed pack into 24 hours, we are just excited we get to open up again.”

Gyms were ordered to close on Dec. 22 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant. During the press conference, Dr. Bonnie Henry apologized for the confusion. “First, I’d like to apologize for the confusion on the order timing and the adjustments that were required yesterday,” says Henry. “The intent was to have the orders in place until I could provide clear direction on orders at today’s briefing and that was a little bit of an error on our part having them expire at 12:01 instead of 11:59 tonight.” Gyms and fitness centres reopened on Jan. 20 with capacity limits and limited operation to one person per 2.5 metres squared of floor

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plane carrying more than 200 Afghan refugees landed at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) last week. The group is the largest to arrive in B.C. since the Taliban took over Afghanistan last August. Most of the people aboard the charter ﬂight, which departed from Islamabad, Pakistan, had work in Afghanistan that “involved a signiﬁcant or enduring relationship with the Government of Canada, as well as their families,” said Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser, in a statement. Fraser said 161 of the new arrivals will stay in Vancouver while the other 48 will settle elsewhere in the country, where they have family ties. They were greeted at YVR by the Community Airport Newcomers Network – a resettlement assistance program

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But refugees are expected to keep ﬂowing into Canada over the next few years and Friesen said at the time that he doesn’t see any relief in sight as far as housing is concerned. Last November, the B.C. government announced the $2 million Refugee Readiness Fund to help boost local services and supports for families resettling in B.C. due to the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. With last week's arrivals, the federal government said more than 7,000 Afghan refugees have landed in Canada. Ottawa has promised to resettle 40,000 Afghan refugees across the country. YVR

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n light of recent provincial restrictions surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Vancouver’s Just for Laughs comedy festival has been put on hold. Scheduled to take place from Feb. 15 to 27, the 50 per cent capacity limit on most venues has caused festival organizers to mostly pull the plug for now. The special concert show, Trevor Noah: Back To Abnormal World Tour, is still set to go ahead at reduced capacity at Rogers Arena on Feb. 26. For those who have already bought tickets, festival organizers encourage holding onto them as further information regarding new dates, and confirmed talent performing will be announced in the coming weeks. “Providing an opportunity to gather together to share big laughs is what Just For Laughs Vancouver does best”, said the festival’s director Heather Wallace in a recent release. “We are grateful for our festival sponsors, venues, staff, and artists who are a huge support in helping to make sure we’re back in 2022. We appreciate ticket purchasers’ patience while we work towards rescheduling as many shows as possible.” High-profile comedians like Marc Maron and Maria Bamford had been slated to take part, along with Nicole Byer, Janeane Garofalo, and nearly four dozen other solo or group comedy acts. By Cameron Thomson

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when sscale cale vvandalism andalism aatt a time time w hen tthe he ssite ite iiss aalready lready ffacing acing llow ow numbers of visitors as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep tourism numbers low. She's thankf kful the city t was as able to clean it up quickl k y this time, but notes graﬃti and tagging are an ongoing battle.

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The local business association has a graffiti removal service on contract, graffiti she notes, but often they can't leave a message when they call; the company's voicemail inbox is full with calls from other clients needing their services, too. "Our custodian, he's had enough with it," Lowe says. "He's constantly trying graffiti and tags off. off. The storeto get the graffiti bought stuff doesn't cut it." They've ordered higher grade cleaners, difficult to source and often sold but it's difficult out. The organization has reached out to the Vancouver Chinatown BIA, city and Vancouver Mural Festival to look into murals in Chinatown, to try and stem the amount of tagging, but funding is an issue. While the vandalism may dissuade people from visiting the neighbourhood, Lowe says she hopes people will visit all the same. "I want to encourage people to come down to Chinatown to support the urges. "There ccommunity," ommunity," sshe he u rges. "T There aare re llots ots of new shops and businesses. We're a resilient community t, please come down and support r us." LORRAINE LOWE / TWITTER

fter a large section of the walls at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden was vandalized with graffiti last week, the cultural site's executive director says it's a sign of a large and ongoing issue of vandalism in the area. The walls weren't the only thing hit at the gardens Saturday (Jan. 15); the dog statues at the front had stars spraypainted on them. While the city and parks board were able to get the paint cleaned up quickly, the garden's executive director, Lorraine Lowe, says this type of vandalism is rampant in Vancouver and hurts businesses and organizations trying to draw tourists to the attraction's historic neighbourhood. "We're a national and international destination; we want to attract people to come down to Chinatown," Lowe tells Vancouver Is Awesome. "We want people to feel safe." A police report was filed on the latest graffiti, and Lowe notes the Vancouver Police Depart r ment "have been fantastic." While the spray paint is obviously letters, there's no coherent message she can make out and it doesn't appear to be hate speech. "The tags are just hatefu f l in general," she comments. She says it's disheart r ening to have to deal with the large-

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ockey fans saw Vancouver Canucks players wearing custom jerseys during their warm-up before their fourth annual Lunar New Year Game on Jan. 25. The special edition Lunar New Year jersey was designed by artist Trevor Lai, a lifelong Canucks fan and the illustrator behind the children’s Richmond Public Library card in 2006. In recognition that 2022 is the Year of the Tiger in Chinese culture, the jersey features a tiger leaping out of the water instead of the Canucks’ stylized orca. The jersey also showcases the Vancouver Canucks’ name in Chinese characters and Vancouver Chinatown's Millennium Gate on the shoulder patches. In addition to celebrating the Lunar New Year, Lai told Glacier Media he hopes the redesigned jersey sends a message about integration and inclusivity. "I wanted to do something for the Chinese community because the anti-Asian activities over the last two years have been so upsetting. "I was trying to think of how I could use my talent to raise awareness for the Asian community and also stop people from hurting each other. The jersey is a great way to bring everyone together," said Lai. "The overall message is universal - it doesn't matter if you are a Chinese Canadian or not. When you look at this logo, I hope you will ﬁnd something in it that appeals

to you," added Lai. On the jersey's shoulder patch, the Vancouver Canucks' Chinese name, (jia ren DUI), ﬁts neatly into the image of the Millennium Gate. "Jia is actually the same character as 'Canada' in Chinese. In the middle, I put ren, which means people… The last one is Dui. Dui means team, and while the Canucks are a team, I really meant to say we as people are on the same team," said Lai, adding that the design is about being together as a community and making each other stronger. The players wore the Lunar New Year jersey for their warm-up only and not the actual game. The special edition jerseys were also put up for auction. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Elimin8Hate, a community organization that advocates for equity for Asian Canadians. By Nono Shen

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