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Is
convicted Slumlord, a Ms. Jenny Konkin, involved politically?
The
Honorable Prime Minister of Canada/The Honorable Leader of the
Opposition Party of Canada/The Honorable Leader of the Bloc
Quebecois/ The Honorable Leader of The New Democratic Party:
There
are always questions.
Vancouver
Metro News is whom?
What if
any is the connection with a Ms. Jenny Konkin?
Why have
facts been suppressed?
What are
the results of the investigation?
Why did
a Liberal Cabinet Minister instruct me to do the government's job?
Is
it political?
Dateline
Vancouver BC
Vancouver
Metro News (no masthead) has been duped. As has the Pacific Media
Group been duped
On
25 September 2013 Vancouver Metro News published an article on Mr.
Ernie Pipe and his dog, Kolby, dealing with and overcoming Mr. Pipe's
past addictions. Mr. Pipe was the twice a week cleaner at the Silver
and Avalon Hotel. Addiction is an universal travesty. To overcome
addiction is wondrous. Good news. Congratulations.
The
article covers the universal story of one man with one dog versus
universal odds. Very good research.
The
article (on the front page) is about the aggrandizement of a Ms.
Jenny Konkin. Her name (no photo) was mentioned four times. The
name of her business once.
In
my article Ms. Konkin (no photo) is mentioned eighteen times. Her
business is noted twice. Her grandmother, Ms. Mina Angelina, is
named once, as is her brother.
And
questions. Who initiated the contact to write the article? Was this
article written before 18 September 2013 when I broadcast the facts
to the media across Canada? Was the article paid for? Is it
political?
Again.
Please check the facts.
The
Premier/Honorable Leader of the Opposition:
In
October 2011 I contacted both of you regarding the deplorable living
conditions in the Silver and Avalon Hotel and the business practices
of Jenny and Josh Konkin. Premier Clark promised an investigation
led by the Housing Minister, the Honorable Rich Coleman. (see below)
It
is now important to know the results of that investigation and its
consequences.
Is
This Good Journalism?
A
Ms. Jenny Konkin was featured in a full page story (The
Moral Question
written by Kent Spencer)
with a very large photo in The Province on 15 September 2013. The
story was about her time as a missionary and her plans in Vancouver.
The only parts relevant are: “He
(god)
was protecting little
old me. My purpose on this Earth isn't finished yet”
(Ms. Konkin): “... the
Avalon has always been operated in ways that are sensitive to
tenant's needs” (Mr.
Spencer): “... which is
dedicated to improving residents lives”
(Mr. Spencer): “People
should have
a place they feel safe to come home to.”
(Ms. Konkin)
The
facts tell a different story.
Ms.
Konkin, by making her statements, has made herself a public figure.
The Province was used as her vehicle to aggrandize herself, putting
her views, her hotel and her business practices into public record.
This means that she is open to public scrutiny. The job of the
media.
By noon
(15/09/13) I sent the facts, all on public record, to the news desk
at The Province. The Province and it's editorial team had been duped
and it was incumbent upon them to retract and publicly apologize. I
received no reply. The next day (16/09/13) I sent the same facts to
the attention of the Faith Editor. There was no answer. Later that
day I sent the same facts to the attention of the Editor-in-Chief and
the Faith Editor. I received no reply. The following day
(17/09/13)I sent the same facts to the attention of the Publisher,
the Editor-in-Chief and the Faith Editor. I received no reply.
The
silence was crushing. Did no one read the Letters to the Editor? I
began to wonder why there was no reply, to wonder how it came about
that the article was even written? Who made the initial contact, the
publication or Ms. Konkin? Was there no reply because the subject of
the article (Ms. Konkin) in some sway over a staff member to have
this written? Flatly, was it paid for? Has there been no reply
because it is political? Do any of these questions answer why no
background check was done? Does this mean that anyone can approach
The Province and have anything they say printed as if it is fact?
I was
being a gentleman. I discovered a gross error in the article and I
gave the publisher and his staff more than ample time, days, to check
the facts, respond and investigate. But news is timely. And so the
reputation of The Province is another Konkin victim. The Province
has chosen to remain silent but I have not.
Slumlord
“Dedicated to Improving Residents Lives”
The
Province
15
September 2013
Dear
Editor:
I read
the article on Ms. Jenny Konkin in your Faith section (15/09/13). As
this article appears to be self-aggrandizement the facts need to be
made known and as a respected member of the media community it should
have been incumbent upon the reporter and editor to have all of the
facts on hand before committing to publishing.
Let's
begin with the Silver and Avalon Hotel where I was unfortunately a
resident/victim from April 2011 to January 2012. The Silver and
Avalon Hotel is infested with rats, mice, cockroaches and bedbugs.
When a tenant discovers bedbugs the mattress is hauled out into the
hallways, usually crowded with broken furniture, televisions and
appliances; all of this blocking the very few emergency exits. These
infested mattresses, bedding, et al can be left there for weeks.
This, of course, allows the bugs to trundle off and re-infest any and
all rooms in the hotel. The call to pest control is at the whim of
Ms. Konkin. The garbage containers have no lids making them a
feeding ground for the rodents. The toilets and showers are not
clean.
September
to October 2011 was very cold with overnight temperatures from12
degrees C and dropping into single digits. As the 'management' team
(Ms. Konkin and Josh Konkin) is only there two or three days a week
over the lunch hour I had to wait days to request that the heat be
turned on and for my room to be fumigated for the against the bedbug
infestation and to have a bed frame provided because after the first,
not the second infestation, now the fourth (nb: correction), the
mattress did not fit the original frame and I was sleeping on the
floor and to replace missing windows in hopes of some heat being
retained. Ms. Konkin's response to my request to have the heat
turned on (for the benefit of the other 85 poor tenants/victims as
well) was: “I will turn the heat on when I think it is cold.”
Rather a cold and heartless response from the woman you describe in
your article. My response was to go to the Tenant Review Board for
satisfaction. Ms. Konkin did not deign to appear at the hearing.
In
November the Tenant Review Board ruled in my favour, File
# 782145. The court
determined that heat was being withheld from the the tenants and Ms.
Konkin was found guilty ordered to pay $200 for failing to provide
heat. Ms. Konkin was found guilty of failing to maintain her
building to provincial codes. Ms. Konkin was ordered to immediately
replace the nine missing windows at the rear of the building. Ms.
Konkin was found guilty of not ridding her building of vermin. Ms.
Konkin was ordered to pay $2.50 per day each for both the missing
windows and fumigation until completed. The fines were to be
withheld by Social Services as per the court order as this would be
the only way to collect. Ms Konkin was ordered to replace the bed
frame. Of all of these orders the only compliance was replacing the
bed frame (free). The room was never fumigated. The heat was not
turned on on a continual daily basis until the middle of December.
Today I went to check and the windows, ordered immediately
replaced
in November 2011are still plywood. Ms Konkin apparently has no
respect for the laws of the land nor the orders of the court.
The
Konkin response to this was to hand me an eviction notice. Reasons
stated: theft of hotel property and threatening tenants and Ms.
Konkin. This time she appeared for the hearing. The court
dismissed the statements of theft and threatening. In other words
the court deemed them: lies. The eviction notice carried no weight.
Ms Konkin was defeated again in a court of law.
There
is always more. After receiving the eviction notice I filed again
with the Tenant
Review Board File#784895.
Then I looked deeper. The first room I occupied at the Silver and
Avalon Hotel was: R2. R1-R4 have a separate entrance from the
Avalon. None of the four rooms had windows. There was neither a
functioning toilet or shower. For this 'room' Ms. Konkin charged
Social Services $375. After a discussion with City Inspector Becky
Innes I learned that Ms. Innes and Vancouver Fire Prevention
Inspector Chris Short deemed this area “not
acceptable for living accommodations”
on 3 October 2011. In other words the room I originally occupied
plus three others were illegal. How many months and years had Ms.
Konkin been charging Social Services for illegal rooms?
$375x4x12=$18,000
per annum. Has the provincial government recovered this money?
Does the provincial government know how it spent this money?
There
was also an illegal restaurant on site. I called Gurinder Saini to
have Coastal Health inspect it. Now if the restaurant was illegal the
question is: were taxes collected or paid? If not why?
The
floors were professionally cleaned once while I was there by order of
City Inspector Becky Innes.
In July (nb: correction) of 2011 many complaints were registered
with the front desk regarding a stench on the 3rd
floor. These complaints were ignored. Ignored until the police were
called by a tenant to have the door of the room 324 emanating the
smell broken into. A decomposing maggot infested corpse was found.
In Ms. Konkin's determination to do nothing about complaints this
tenant who died was treated extremely inhumanely. (Check with the
coroner for details.)
Ms.
Konkin then did not want to repay my damage deposit. She claimed I
left no forwarding address. This is another lie. I left the address
with a front desk employee, Mr. Ernie Humpfries. (All of the hotel
employees are on assistance, is this some kind of welfare scam?)
This began a third claim to the Tenant
Review Board File # 787554.
Ms. Konkin only capitulated when I sent the Review Board the evidence
from the City Inspector and Coastal Health. She paid the damage
deposit plus the daily fine for not complying with the original court
order. In order to suppress the facts of illegal rooms and an
illegal restaurant being placed into evidence with the court Ms
Konkin by paying the fine admitted non-compliance with the court
order and was defeated yet again in a court of law.
Did
Ms. Konkin inform you about any of the above facts? Did the reporter
look farther than Ms. Konkin's statements, make any background
checks?
In
hopes of bringing these facts to light in 2011-12 I contacted the
Premier, the Opposition Leader, the Housing Minister and local MLA.
I contacted Go Public at CBC, The Province, The Sun and The Courier.
The politicians sent me form letters. The media did not deem it
news. Now that your publication has aggrandized this woman is this
not now news? Are there not criminal acts listed above? How much of
what you published is negated by verifiable facts?
The
moral question.
Peter
Bracking
The
Silver and Avalon Hotel is located at 163 W. Pender Street in
Vancouver and is owned in sole proprietorship by Ms. Mina Angelicola.
The hotel is located next to an empty lot waiting for half an office
tower.
-30-
Hi
again Peter,
My colleague Enza tells me perhaps you
came here in person with this story - and that you don't have a phone
where we can reach you.
Can you please drop in at the CBC again
tomorrow - between 10 am and 2 pm - and ask for Enza Uda - so she can
meet you and talk about this?
Thanks again.
Regards,
Kathy Tomlinson
Reporter, CBC - Go Public
604-662-6813
>>> Peter Bracking <peterbracking@hotmail.com> 10/5/2011 11:29 am >>>
Reporter, CBC - Go Public
604-662-6813
>>> Peter Bracking <peterbracking@hotmail.com> 10/5/2011 11:29 am >>>
Hello:
This is a story of possible criminal negligence, health hazards, exploitation, tax fraud, lack of government oversight, and greed.
I am on welfare. I live in the Silver & Avalon Hotel at 165 West Pender, Vancouver. The residents are mostly drug addicts, some have mental illnesses, some are in poor health and some are elderly. Many have lived there for years and would not choose to rock the boat by trying to get decent living conditions for fear of being turned out. There are stipulated laws regarding the exploitation and I believe that they are being broken.
The building has no heat. Complaining to the management got the answer: "I will turn it on when it is cold." It has been cold for 2 weeks. It was very cold last night. But turning on the heat does not seem like it will help as there is a large window beside my room with no window pane. Management told me today that the heat would be turned on today but that is a promise and many promises have been made and not kept. Surely there is a law regarding heating a building. I have searched but cannot find anything regarding Single Room Occupancy rules. If this was an old folks home families would be up in arms and calling officials. This is surely criminal.
The building is overrun with vermin: bedbugs, cockroaches and mice. I have been trying for 2 weeks to have my room sprayed for the 4th time in 5 months. After the first spraying I have been sleeping on a mattress on the floor. So after 4 months I am told that a bed frame will appear. I was told that 3 days ago as well. The spraying is usually carried out by tenants who have no training using dangerous chemicals. In September a professional exterminator was called only because the city inspector ordered it. There are open garbage cans on every floor, emptied only a few time per week, that are the feeding grounds for the mice and roaches. In this situation does the law not call for sealed bins and very regular emptying?
In July, tenants complained of a stench coming from one room. Two weeks later the room was opened and a rotting corpse was found. This is inhumane to say the least. And it is definitely a health hazard. Today a professional team of cleaners has arrived, to clean that room it must be assumed.
In the room next to me there is a man who obviously has mental problems. His room is filled with garbage, breeding mice. But this is also a fire hazard. The management is aware of this.
The hallways are repositories for broken furniture, appliances, and bedding that has been tossed due to bedbugs. This mess can remain there for weeks.
The gross income for the hotel is $387,000 per annum ($375x86x12). It appears that as little money as possible is being spent on repairs and upkeep. Where does this profit go? How do they manage to not have it all taken in taxes. I believe that non-existent repairs are being claimed on the taxes.
Why does the government not oversee the SRO hotels in Vancouver? Is there no one to protect the poor from exploitation by slum landlords?
Is there any way your investigative team can expose this activity to help the 86 residents?
I look forward to your response.
Thank you
Peter Bracking
This is a story of possible criminal negligence, health hazards, exploitation, tax fraud, lack of government oversight, and greed.
I am on welfare. I live in the Silver & Avalon Hotel at 165 West Pender, Vancouver. The residents are mostly drug addicts, some have mental illnesses, some are in poor health and some are elderly. Many have lived there for years and would not choose to rock the boat by trying to get decent living conditions for fear of being turned out. There are stipulated laws regarding the exploitation and I believe that they are being broken.
The building has no heat. Complaining to the management got the answer: "I will turn it on when it is cold." It has been cold for 2 weeks. It was very cold last night. But turning on the heat does not seem like it will help as there is a large window beside my room with no window pane. Management told me today that the heat would be turned on today but that is a promise and many promises have been made and not kept. Surely there is a law regarding heating a building. I have searched but cannot find anything regarding Single Room Occupancy rules. If this was an old folks home families would be up in arms and calling officials. This is surely criminal.
The building is overrun with vermin: bedbugs, cockroaches and mice. I have been trying for 2 weeks to have my room sprayed for the 4th time in 5 months. After the first spraying I have been sleeping on a mattress on the floor. So after 4 months I am told that a bed frame will appear. I was told that 3 days ago as well. The spraying is usually carried out by tenants who have no training using dangerous chemicals. In September a professional exterminator was called only because the city inspector ordered it. There are open garbage cans on every floor, emptied only a few time per week, that are the feeding grounds for the mice and roaches. In this situation does the law not call for sealed bins and very regular emptying?
In July, tenants complained of a stench coming from one room. Two weeks later the room was opened and a rotting corpse was found. This is inhumane to say the least. And it is definitely a health hazard. Today a professional team of cleaners has arrived, to clean that room it must be assumed.
In the room next to me there is a man who obviously has mental problems. His room is filled with garbage, breeding mice. But this is also a fire hazard. The management is aware of this.
The hallways are repositories for broken furniture, appliances, and bedding that has been tossed due to bedbugs. This mess can remain there for weeks.
The gross income for the hotel is $387,000 per annum ($375x86x12). It appears that as little money as possible is being spent on repairs and upkeep. Where does this profit go? How do they manage to not have it all taken in taxes. I believe that non-existent repairs are being claimed on the taxes.
Why does the government not oversee the SRO hotels in Vancouver? Is there no one to protect the poor from exploitation by slum landlords?
Is there any way your investigative team can expose this activity to help the 86 residents?
I look forward to your response.
Thank you
Peter Bracking
RE: SRO problems
To: 'Peter Bracking'
Cc: Minister, EMH EMH:EX
Thank you for your email regarding Single Room Occupancy Hotels
and the Silver & Avalon Hotel. We appreciate the time you have
taken to make us aware of this situation. This is just a note to let
you know that your correspondence has been shared with the
Honourable Rich Coleman, Minister Responsible for Housing. He will
ensure that the appropriate ministry official follows up with you
directly.
Again, thank you for writing.
Madame Premier, Honourable MLA's, Ms. Tomlinson, Ms. Uda:
I have spoken to Ms Uda with Go Public who is investigating.
Two days ago I asked again when the heat would be turned on. I was told by the management: "Today." The heat is not on. Is it possible that this in not the first time the heat has been held back. There are records to check. A three person crew has spent 2 days cleaning the floors perhaps due to a visit from the city inspector in September.
No one could believe that the situation at the Silver & Avalon Hotel is unique among SRO accommodation in Vancouver. Could any party be said to support the poor while allowing these degrading living conditions?
What will be done to change this dilemma?
What of myself? This will have consequences. I am ill and await medical examination. There are waiting lists for SRO accommodation and few charge the allotted $375 per month. Will I be a part of the lottery for shelter beds and forced into the cold?
I look forward to your reply.
Again, thank you for writing.
From:
Peter
Bracking [mailto:peterbracking@hotmail.com] Sent:
Friday, October 7, 2011 11:27 AMTo:
OfficeofthePremier, Office PREM:EXCc:
deJong.MLA, Mike LASS:EX; stephanie.cadieux.mal@leg.bc.ca; Dix.MLA,
Adrian LASS:EX; Austin.MLA, Robin D LASS:EX;
john.cummins.mla@leg.bc.ca; gopublic@cbc.ca; Farnworth.MLA, Mike
LASS:EXSubject:
FW: SRO problems
Madame Premier, Honourable MLA's, Ms. Tomlinson, Ms. Uda:
I have spoken to Ms Uda with Go Public who is investigating.
Two days ago I asked again when the heat would be turned on. I was told by the management: "Today." The heat is not on. Is it possible that this in not the first time the heat has been held back. There are records to check. A three person crew has spent 2 days cleaning the floors perhaps due to a visit from the city inspector in September.
No one could believe that the situation at the Silver & Avalon Hotel is unique among SRO accommodation in Vancouver. Could any party be said to support the poor while allowing these degrading living conditions?
What will be done to change this dilemma?
What of myself? This will have consequences. I am ill and await medical examination. There are waiting lists for SRO accommodation and few charge the allotted $375 per month. Will I be a part of the lottery for shelter beds and forced into the cold?
I look forward to your reply.
RE: Silver and Avalon Hotel
Good
Morning Mr. Bracking,
Chris
Short (Vancouver Fire Prevention Inspector) and I went thru the
vacant restaurant, ground floor and basement areas of the hotel on
Oct.3/11. The restaurant was vacant and unoccupied. The Fire
Inspector and I had lengthy conversation with the management that
this area is not acceptable for living accommodations.
Regards,
Becky
Innes
Property
Use Inspector
City
of Vancouver
Licenses
& Inspections
Tel:
604.873.7762 Fax: 604.873.7100
From:
Peter Bracking [mailto:peterbracking@hotmail.com] Sent:
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 10:59 AMTo:
Innes, BeckySubject:
Ms Innes:
Re: the Silver and Avalon Hotel
Can you please tell me when you gave the order to close rooms R1 - R4 and why?
Thank you
Peter Bracking
Re: the Silver and Avalon Hotel
Can you please tell me when you gave the order to close rooms R1 - R4 and why?
Thank you
Peter Bracking
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Thank you for your message. You are receiving this automated reply because I want you to know that your message has been received. I regularly review messages to my office but the volume of email means that I am not able to immediately respond to every message. Every effort will be made to reply to you as soon as possible. If the information you have sent is about a concern that you have as a constituent, please make sure that you have given your full name, address and telephone number so my office is able to assist you efficiently. If you live outside Vancouver-Mount Pleasant please contact your own MLA for assistance or direct messages to ndp@leg.bc.ca<mailto:ndp@leg.bc.ca>. Due to the threat of computer viruses, Legislative Assembly Computer Support personnel advise us not to open attachments. If your email contained an attachment, please resend it in an alternative format. Please be assured that all email sent to this office is treated as confidential. If you would like more information about the work of the Opposition Caucus, please visit our website at http://bcndpcaucus.ca<http://bcndpcaucus.ca/>. Jenny Wai Ching Kwan, MLA Vancouver-Mount Pleasant www.jennykwan.ca<http://www.jennykwan.ca/>
I will be away for the month of July -
but I'd like to connect with you when I come back (I will be working
on this exclusively at that point). Please send me a number
where I can call you?
Thanks again.
Cheers
Kathy Tomlinson
Reporter, CBC Vancouver
604-662-6813
cell 778-847-4459
775 Cambie Street
Vancouver, B.C.
V6B 2R5
>>> Peter Bracking <peterbracking@hotmail.com> 6/28/2012 2:12 pm >>>
Reporter, CBC Vancouver
604-662-6813
cell 778-847-4459
775 Cambie Street
Vancouver, B.C.
V6B 2R5
>>> Peter Bracking <peterbracking@hotmail.com> 6/28/2012 2:12 pm >>>
Ms. Tomlinson:
We can meet at your convenience. The when and where can be up to you as well.
Peter Bracking
We can meet at your convenience. The when and where can be up to you as well.
Peter Bracking
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:13:50 -0400
From: Kathy.Tomlinson@CBC.CA
To: peterbracking@hotmail.com
Subject: SRO problems
From: Kathy.Tomlinson@CBC.CA
To: peterbracking@hotmail.com
Subject: SRO problems
Hi Peter,
I'm still hoping to connect
with you again - because we are researching a potential in-depth
story about the management of SRO's in the DTES.
I could really use your
help. Can you please email me back - or better yet call me on
cell 778-847-4459?
I'd like to know what
happened with your case back in November and get any info from you
that could help us bring this to light.
Thanks again, in advance.
Cheers
Kathy Tomlinson
Reporter, CBC Vancouver
604-662-6813
cell 778-847-4459
775 Cambie Street
Vancouver, B.C.
V6B 2R5
Reporter, CBC Vancouver
604-662-6813
cell 778-847-4459
775 Cambie Street
Vancouver, B.C.
V6B 2R5
Dear
Peter,
Thank you for your email. I appreciate the chance to respond.
In terms of the issue of possible illegal room rentals: after giving it some thought, I suggest that the best solution might be for you to directly contact both the Solicitor-General and the Ministry of Social Development. It may be true that the RTB’s Dispute Resolution adjudicators would not have grounds to issue an order based on your complaints, as their ability to issue decisions is quite restricted under current laws to resolution of very specific issues. Therefore I would suggest reporting the allegations directly to the Minister responsible for issuing Income Assistance payments, as well as the Solicitor-General and the Minister responsible for housing, and requesting, as someone who was tenant on the premises, that they look into the circumstances. Further, you would be in the best position to outline the details of your situation. You could put forward your concern either by mail or by email, and please feel free to carbon copy my office so that I can stay informed on the issue.
Their contact information is as follows:
Hon. Stephanie Cadieux
Minister of Social Development
Room 236
Thank you for your email. I appreciate the chance to respond.
In terms of the issue of possible illegal room rentals: after giving it some thought, I suggest that the best solution might be for you to directly contact both the Solicitor-General and the Ministry of Social Development. It may be true that the RTB’s Dispute Resolution adjudicators would not have grounds to issue an order based on your complaints, as their ability to issue decisions is quite restricted under current laws to resolution of very specific issues. Therefore I would suggest reporting the allegations directly to the Minister responsible for issuing Income Assistance payments, as well as the Solicitor-General and the Minister responsible for housing, and requesting, as someone who was tenant on the premises, that they look into the circumstances. Further, you would be in the best position to outline the details of your situation. You could put forward your concern either by mail or by email, and please feel free to carbon copy my office so that I can stay informed on the issue.
Their contact information is as follows:
Hon. Stephanie Cadieux
Minister of Social Development
Room 236
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Dear
Peter: Thank you for your email. Jenny is away from the office today
which is why I reply.
While the allegations that you put forward are concerning, it would be difficult to proceed without some more concrete evidence.
My suggestion is that, if you or another current or former tenant can bring forward some evidence of illegal activity, it would be really helpful to Jenny in taking some action or in highlighting the situation.
We are sensitive to the pressures that the most marginalized tenants face, and some firm evidence of wrongdoing would give us something better to go on.
Best regards, Lisa
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While the allegations that you put forward are concerning, it would be difficult to proceed without some more concrete evidence.
My suggestion is that, if you or another current or former tenant can bring forward some evidence of illegal activity, it would be really helpful to Jenny in taking some action or in highlighting the situation.
We are sensitive to the pressures that the most marginalized tenants face, and some firm evidence of wrongdoing would give us something better to go on.
Best regards, Lisa
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Hi
Peter: Thank you. My best suggestion is that you bring any
documentation or paperwork related to the issue by the constituency
office. Open hours are Monday-Thursday, 9 am – 4 pm. I
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Best regards, Lisa
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RE: evidence re: silver and avalon
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Peter: Thank you for the advice. I am looking into the situation and
will let you know if I need to follow up again with you for more
information.
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Hi
Peter - yes I am - but our focus is on SROs run by Atira Property
Management and owned by BC Housing. If you have any
info/contacts on that front, that would be great.
Cheers
Kathy Tomlinson
Reporter, CBC Vancouver
604-662-6813
cell 778-847-4459
775 Cambie Street
Vancouver, B.C.
V6B 2R5
>>> Peter Bracking <peterbracking@hotmail.com> 8/14/2012 11:57 AM >>>
Reporter, CBC Vancouver
604-662-6813
cell 778-847-4459
775 Cambie Street
Vancouver, B.C.
V6B 2R5
>>> Peter Bracking <peterbracking@hotmail.com> 8/14/2012 11:57 AM >>>
Ms. Tomlinson:
Is this still a story that you are working on?
Peter
Is this still a story that you are working on?
Peter
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:33:38 -0400
From: Kathy.Tomlinson@CBC.CA
To: peterbracking@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: SRO problems
From: Kathy.Tomlinson@CBC.CA
To: peterbracking@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: SRO problems
Thanks Peter - much
appreciated.
I will be away for the
month of July - but I'd like to connect with you when I come back (I
will be working on this exclusively at that point). Please
send me a number where I can call you?
Thanks again.
Cheers
Kathy Tomlinson
Reporter, CBC Vancouver
604-662-6813
cell 778-847-4459
775 Cambie Street
Vancouver, B.C.
V6B 2R5
>>> Peter Bracking <peterbracking@hotmail.com> 6/28/2012 2:12 pm >>>
Reporter, CBC Vancouver
604-662-6813
cell 778-847-4459
775 Cambie Street
Vancouver, B.C.
V6B 2R5
>>> Peter Bracking <peterbracking@hotmail.com> 6/28/2012 2:12 pm >>>
Ms. Tomlinson:
We can meet at your convenience. The when and where can be up to you as well.
Peter Bracking
We can meet at your convenience. The when and where can be up to you as well.
Peter Bracking
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:13:50 -0400
From: Kathy.Tomlinson@CBC.CA
To: peterbracking@hotmail.com
Subject: SRO problems
From: Kathy.Tomlinson@CBC.CA
To: peterbracking@hotmail.com
Subject: SRO problems
Hi Peter,
I'm still hoping to connect
with you again - because we are researching a potential in-depth
story about the management of SRO's in the DTES.
I could really use your
help. Can you please email me back - or better yet call me on
cell 778-847-4459?
I'd like to know what
happened with your case back in November and get any info from you
that could help us bring this to light.
Thanks again, in advance.
Cheers
Kathy Tomlinson
Reporter, CBC Vancouver
604-662-6813
cell 778-847-4459
775 Cambie Street
Vancouver, B.C.
V6B 2R5
Reporter, CBC Vancouver
604-662-6813
cell 778-847-4459
775 Cambie Street
Vancouver, B.C.
V6B 2R5
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