Congratulations to Jenny Konkin a small Vancouver slumlord.
Jenny Konkin is still in violation of a court order to maintain her business to provincial building code standards issued in November 2011 as a result of not providing heat to the tenants of the building.
Why heat the building when the windows are open all winter?
Why do slumlords like Jenny Konkin get away with flouting the law?
Friday 25 April 2014
Saturday 1 February 2014
Jenny Konkin, thank you
I
now reside in a modern senior complex.
The
building has heat. Individual thermostats. En-suite bathrooms. An
ocean view.
All
management staff have been professionally trained to provincial
standards. There is a licensed kitchen. There is a kitchen manager
and chefs; all of whom have passed the rigorous training demanded by
provincial law. The sanitary enginners are all certified by the city
and clean hours daily.
There
are no vermin of any species.
Thank
you for breaking the law (see below).
Thank
you for paying me hundreds of dollars in court ordered fines (see
below).
Thank
you.
Monday 30 September 2013
Slumlord Jenny Konkin Speaks!
Slumlord
Jenny Konkin Speaks!
Or
Is it possible that this Ms. Jenny Konkin small Convicted Vancouver
Slumlord is simply a worthless human being?
(or
world wide scoop)
DATELINE
zedzzhedsezz.blogspot.ca
or:
the who, what, when
This
tedium is beginning to wear upon zezzhedsezz.blogspot.ca and it is
time to bounce the ball for all to follow.
The
Slumlord
Starting
at the bottom of the barrel where all the scum sticks: This
slumlord, this Ms. Jenny Konkin (no photo)(and her brother).
This
Ms. Konkin has learned to systematically victimize the poor tenants
who provide her wealth. (see: a photo array)
This
Ms. Konkin has learned to defraud the Provincial Government of
British Columbia; to steal tax dollars with impunity.
This
Ms. Konkin has learned how to commit perjury.
This
Ms. Konkin has been in contempt of court for 671 days to date.
All
of this in thirty short years. Quite a comprehensive education.
The
real reason for the aggrandizement of this slumlord is as follows:
This
slumlord, this Ms. Jenny Konkin has begun a (sic) charity supposedly
for the poor. This Ms. Jenny Konkin knows how to victimize the poor.
This Ms. Jenny Konkin knows how commit fraud and steal. This Ms.
Jenny Konkin knows how to lie and is willing to commit perjury.
Is
this slumlord, this Ms. Jenny Konkin the type of person you would
trust with charitable funds? How much more could this slumlord
steal?
Sinking
into the scum
Is
a Ms. Jenny Konkin small Convicted Vancouver Slumlord a Media Bully?
There
is an implicit trust between the media and the public. This trust is
the guarantee that the media will publish the facts. Ethics 101, the
journalism schools will confirm. This trust means that the media
will not publish speculation. This trust means that the media will
not publish lies.
Occasionally
an interviewee may not tell the truth, withhold information. The
journalism schools can confirm that the first lesson in responsible
reporting is to always check the facts, to take nothing on faith.
This results in ethical journalism, journalism with integrity.
On
15 September 2013 The Pacific Newspaper Group (under The Province
banner) published a feel good story about this Ms. Jenny Konkin.
Buried at the end of the article is the plug for the (sic) charity.
This is an obvious ploy but the fact that the facts were not printed
was stunning.
I
informed the Pacific Newspaper Group of the facts that same day.
(see: Is This Good Journalism?) I informed the Pacific Newspaper
Group in three more letters over another two days.
Any
responsible media outlet, with ethics, would check the facts. Any
responsible media outlet would, if the facts merited it, print a
retraction and a public apology. Responsibility is another part of
the implicit trust and ethics upon which responsible journalism is
founded. (query journalism schools again)
The
Pacific Newspaper Group chose ignore and to suppress the facts. The
Pacific Newspaper Group (under The Province banner) chose to publish
lies.
By
not doing the ethical thing the Pacific Newspaper Group becomes
complicit in the criminal activities of this Ms. Jenny Konkin. They
obviously support her slumlord activities, victimizing the poor
tenants, stealing tax dollars and committing perjury.
One
must ask if the article was purchased..
One
must ask if the same lack of ethics and integrity extends to the rest
of the Pacific Newspaper Group: The National Post, The Edmonton
Journal, The Calgary Herald, The Winnipeg Free Press, The Vancouver
Sun. Do all of these media outlets aid and abet slumlords, suppress
facts and publish lies?
The
complicity with this slumlord, this Ms. Jenny Konkin at the Pacific
Newspaper Group includes: Kent Spencer (reporter), ------ (faith
editor), Paul Chapman (editor-in-Chief), Mr. Gordon Fisher
(publisher) and the rest of the Pacific Newspaper Group board of
directors. Not one of you have shown ethics nor integrity in this.
Shame
on you. Shame on all of you.
Vancouver
Metro News (floating microscopic
masthead) had the facts on 18 September 2013. On 25 September 2013
this 'media' outlet chose to publish a possibly well researched feel
good article on the front page. Not one relevant fact was published.
This slumlord, this Ms. Jenny Konkin's (sic) charity was featured in
a box with banner. Another obvious ploy.
By
not publishing a single fact Vancouver Metro News printed lies by
omission. The maybe-no-one-will-know-I-was-bad method of printing
actual lies.
One
must ask if the article was purchased. Does the entire Metro Group
aid and abet slumlords, suppress facts and print lies?
The
'mast head' is impossible to read. You find out who to blame. None
the less.
Shame
on you. Shame on all of you.
Sinking,
sinking and sinking
A
Large Part of the Media in Canada
including:
CBC Canada, CTV Broadcasting, newspapers in all major and some
smaller markets (see: contact list growing concern)
I
published the story about this slumlord, this Ms. Jenny Konkin here
(zedzzhedsezz: world wide scoop) on 18 September 2013. I sent the
facts to you. From Victoria to St. John's. Some media outlets make
contact difficult. I had hoped to find some integrity in journalism.
(query journalism schools for the meaning of integrity) Surely one
media outlet would report the truth.
In
July 2012, ten months after my initial contact, CBC Go Public Ms.
Kathy Tomlinson contacted me stating that the CBC would finally go
public and broadcast the story. The next contact was to inform me
that Go Public was after a different slumlord. Why?
The
facts are public record. Not one fact was printed. Not one query
regarding the facts. (one volunteer radio outlet did admire the
detail in: Is This Good Journalism?)
Silence.
Is
this the media equivalent of the 'thin blue line'? Were reporters
frightened to do their job? Were the facts being suppressed by
editors and owners? (see: Is a Ms. Jenny Konkin small Vancouver
Slumlord a Media Bully?)
Silence
is complicity.
Not
one of you did your job. How can the public respect anything you
print or broadcast after this?
Shame
on you. Shame on all of you.
Is
a Ms. Jenny Konkin small Convicted Vancouver Slumlord a Political
Bully?
How
does a slumlord with the above record manage to register a (sic)
charity?
In
October 2011 I met a worker at the Dockside Welfare Office regarding
illegal rooms..
In
October 2011 I called the tax hot line regarding the illegal
restaurant.
The
Honorable Christy Clark, Premier of British Columbia received most
of the evidence on October 7, 2011. A promised form never delivered.
(no promised investigation – obvious ploy)
Why?
The
Honorable Adrian Dix, Leader of the Loyal Provincial Opposition, the
Honorable Stephanie Cadieux, Minister of Social Development received
most of the evidence the same day. (no reply)
Why?
The
Honorable Jenny Kwan was contacted in early 2012 with all of the
evidence. I received the brushoff.
Through
the Honorable Ms. Kwan I received a letter on 4 July 2012.
Serendipity had placed all of the evidence on the exact desk for
which it was meant. The Honorable Stephanie Cadiuex, Cabinet
Minister for Social Development instructed me to go to the back of
the line.
Why?
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:
Slumlords
are universal. Slumlords are in every village, town and city in
every consituency in Canada. Slumlords feed on the poor. Slumlords
are not nice people.
Who
is protecting this slumlord? Why?
Honorable
Gentlemen I am asking you as men: Is this not now news?
My
name is Peter Bracking; one man (no dog)
None would be reading
this if the Pacific Newspaper Group did not publish lies.
All would be in the cold
if the slumlord had turned on the heat.
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(is
the heat on)
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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.
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more evidence resurfaces in Vancouver Slumlord Mystery
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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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
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/>
RE: slumlords
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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
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jennykwanmla
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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MacLeod
Constituency
Assistant to Jenny Wai Ching Kwan, MLA (Vancouver-Mt. Pleasant)
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Thank you
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/>
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
Best regards, Lisa
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jennykwanmla
Best regards, Lisa
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MacLeod
Constituency
Assistant to Jenny Wai Ching Kwan, MLA (Vancouver-Mt. Pleasant)
T:
604-775-0790 F: 604-775-0881
Join
Jenny's Mailing List by visiting: www.jennykwan.caFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/jennykwanmla
Thank you
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/>
RE: evidence re: silver and avalon
Dear
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.
Best regards, Lisa
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jennykwanmla
Best regards, Lisa
--
Lisa
MacLeod
Constituency
Assistant to Jenny Wai Ching Kwan, MLA (Vancouver-Mt. Pleasant)
T:
604-775-0790 F: 604-775-0881
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Jenny's Mailing List by visiting: www.jennykwan.caFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/jennykwanmla
RE: SRO problems
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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
Thank you
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