Hannah Fraser
“Not at all” represented: Unhoused residents respond to Hastings decampment report
March 20, 2026In February, BC’s human rights commissioner Kasari Govender released a report on “the exclusion of media from the April 2023 Hastings decampment.” This two-day decampment was significant in scale, with 94 tents removed and residents forcibly displaced. Despite the City and Vancouver Police Department (VPD) insisting that human rights and press freedom were not violated, the report concludes that “transparency was compromised” by these parties. According to the report, the media exclusion zone imposed at the decampment was not in accordance with human rights standards, as it lacked legal authority and “requirements of necessity and proportionality.” While framed as a…
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What did UniForum cost SFU?
January 19, 2026As SFU nears the end of its five-year contract with UniForum — a consulting program used during a period of financial strain — some community members are questioning how the program’s findings may have informed the university’s financial decisions. UniForum…
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SFU cleaning worker dies during shift, amplifying long-standing calls to improve working conditions
November 10, 2025Since 2020, Contract Worker Justice (CWJ) @SFU has been leading the push for better working conditions at the university. At the heart of the coalition’s rallies, events, and research is a demand that SFU directly employ its cleaning staff, rather…
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Five SFSS full-time union staff receive layoff notices
August 6, 2025The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) has initiated staff layoffs, with five out of eight full-time union positions affected as of July 25. All the positions either support student activities or the SFSS’ operations, and do not include SFSS executives.…
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Police presence outside Downtown Eastside harm reduction sites sparks concerns
May 28, 2025Healthcare workers and patrons in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) are voicing concerns that the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) is “deterring access to harm reduction sites.” Harm reduction is an “evidence-based approach to care” that minimizes harms by “preventing infections, illness,…
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Embark’s community garden has a new home behind Maggie Benston Center
May 20, 2025Embark Sustainability’s community Burnaby Learning Garden is moving from outside the Technology and Science Complex (TASC) 1 to the field behind the Maggie Benston Center (MBC). They will transition over the next few years as they break down the current…
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National Institute of Health funding cuts impact research across North America
April 3, 2025In February, the Trump administration undertook a number of “drastic” steps to reduce government spending on healthcare and medical research, according to PBS. On February 7, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the administration’s policy that would cut research…
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What the SFSS presidential candidates are fighting for this election
February 23, 2025Every year, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) elects student representatives to its executive committee. This year, 23 candidates are campaigning for the seven positions: SFSS president and six vice presidents. The campaign period began on February 10 and will…
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SFU increases car allowance perk for executives amid summer layoffs
December 2, 2024In July, The Peak received word from the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) that SFU decided to increase the vehicle allowance perk for SFU executives by about $75,000. A vehicle allowance is a payment made by an employer to cover…
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Protestors across Canada demand Indigo to stop funding the Israeli military
October 23, 2024On September 25, thousands of protestors gathered at 50 Indigo bookstores across Canada, calling for the company’s divestment from the Israeli military. A week before the protests, Indigo pursued a lawsuit against the campaign’s website, IndigoKillsKids.ca, now rebranded as boycottindigobooks.com.…
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