Homelessness, needles, need for RCMP officers dominates public safety discussion
NANAIMO — At a recent public safety meeting, you could clearly tell what was on everyone’s mind.
The same issues: homelessness, discarded needles and a perceived lack of RCMP enforcement, were brought up at every table by community members, even if the suggested topic for that table was something different.
“Most of the people, I feel, are on the side of protecting the kids,” concerned mother and returning face Alison Evans told NanaimoNewsNOW after the event. She’d previously raised concerns about her daughter possibly being pricked by a needle at Ecole Pauline Haarer.
She said she was encouraged to see the community hone in on specific issues, rather than talk about abstract solutions.