Victoria police chief says funding needed to tackle rising street disorder - Vancouver Island Free Daily Increase of 12 officers over a decade not enough, says VicPD chief

"The main thing downtown #Victoria businesses can do to support VicPD is back the police agency’s latest budget request, the chief told a chamber [of commerce] gathering" #streetdisorder #publicsafety #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia vancouverislandfreedaily.com/2026/02/10/v...

"The proposed letter would have stated that #decriminalization and enabling drug use at consumption sites fails to provide long-term solutions for people with #addictions or impacted neighbourhoods" #Nanaimo #VancouverIsland #mentalhealth #streetdisorder #BC nanaimobulletin.com/2025/12/04/n...

Extra measures for safety in downtown Victoria paying off, says business group Increased police patrols are starting to have an impact on disorder downtown, including open drug use, says the head of the Downtown Victoria Business Association.

"The city [of #Victoria] reallocated more than $10 million in July to tackle rising #streetdisorder downtown with a series of short-term actions as part of the first phase of its 99-point #communitysafety and #well-being plan" #VancouverIsland #BC www.timescolonist.com/local-news/e...

Motion to close Nanaimo’s Overdose Prevention Site withdrawn – The Discourse. New motion will ask province to reexamine its policy on responding to the overdose crisis.

" #Nanaimo city councillor Ian Thorpe...will be asking council to send a letter to the provincial government asking it to “reexamine its philosophy regarding the ongoing drug #addiction crisis and resulting #mentalhealth and #streetdisorder issues..." #BC thediscourse.ca/nanaimo/moti...

“If Melisticfuckingjoey weren't connected to me ... . would it all be good?! Like would everything be fine?!
If you actually knew hot.”

Just another of the loud, angry random rantings in the residential #borderlands of #Saanich at 3am.

#StreetDisorder isn’t just in business districts.

Les Leyne: UBCM resolutions show downtown distress is B.C.-wide This year’s UBCM convention is striking for the level of anxiety over homelessness, street disorder, persistent offenders, drug addiction and mental-health problems.

"This year’s gathering of the [Union of #BC Municipalities] is striking for the level of anxiety over the jumble of issues surrounding #homelessness, #streetdisorder, persistent #offenders, drug #addiction and #mental-health problems." @ubcm.bsky.social www.timescolonist.com/opinion/les-...

Solution would be build houses & provide basic living income.

Public disorder, housing among the top issues as B.C.‘s local politicians meet

#streetdisorder #homelessness #mentalhealth #bcpoli #canada

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Victoria endorses plan to tackle street disorder downtown Council voted overwhelmingly in favour Thursday of endorsing a ­community safety and well-being plan, which has been in the works since 2023.

"The City of #Victoria has adopted a...plan to address #streetdisorder and improve the perception of safety in the city. ...Council [endorsed] in principle the ­#communitysafety and #wellbeing plan, which has been in the works since 2023" #VancouverIsland #BC www.timescolonist.com/local-news/v...

Forum on crime and violence set for Thursday : My Campbell River Now A coalition dedicated to street safety for all of BC is holding a forum this coming week. Called the Communities Driving Change forum, it aims to bring an evidence-based approach […]

"A coalition dedicated to #streetsafety [in] #BC is holding a forum this coming week...[aiming] to bring an evidence-based approach to how issues such as #violence, #crime, and #streetdisorder are addressed" #Vancouver #housing #addiction #mentalillness www.mycampbellrivernow.com/79960/featur...