Call for more police patrols and enforcement on vandalism and broken windows downtown

The ongoing spate of vandalism in the downtown area has caught the eye
of Councillor Wade Niesh

Councillor Wade Neigh had praise and concerns when it comes to the current state of the city's downtown core, the Councillor speaking at Monday's City council session noted of some of the recent demolition work taking place and the progress it indicates for renewal for the area.

Though he also raised concerns over the ongoing issue of vandalism in the downtown area, observing of some new plywood going up on downtown structures that have been hit by vandals breaking windows, a topic that led to a call for more policing for the core area.

"I just wanted to talk about the great things of seeing  our downtown finally , some of these old buildings coming down and disappearing. 

But then on the other hand, we've got buildings that are getting more plywood put on to them.

So I think we're going to have to talk to the police ... or more policing downtown to you know keep these people from busting window out and causing these business to board up empty buildings.

So maybe we could have a discussion with the RCMP" -- Councillor Wade Niesh

Following our notes of last week towards some of that new plywood that the Councillor spoke of, the topic of the downtown and the visuals of it made for much discussion on social media over the weekend.

You can review the short Q and A towards the bridge topic from the City's video archive starting at the 9 minute mark.

An overview of the Monday Council Session can be explored here.

Past Council Discussions towards the downtown area can be found from our past archive pages listings here.

Cross posted from the North Coast Review.