Street Disorder

• Downtown Vancouver business owner says rampant open drug use is everywhere

  Kurtis Lemon said that his primary focus is to make his business successful and he thinks the street disorder is preventing that from happening.

  Crime

  Sep 17
  
• Fears that street disorder, open drug use will return to Granville Strip post World Cup

  The Granville Pedestrian Zone has been extended to Labour Day, meaning eligible FIFA-related temporary patios and public realm expansions will also remain.

  Crime

  Jul 14
  
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• B.C. investing millions to target chronic property offenders

  The program, called the Chronic Property Offending Intervention Initiative, will bring 12 new regional hubs, helping to reduce street disorder and crimes targeting local businesses

  Crime

  Jun 22
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• ‘Robbed at syringe point’: Businesses, citizens fight street disorder in Smithers, B.C.

  Caroline Marko doesn’t believe the small northwestern B.C. community has a housing or homeless problem, and said the fundamental issue is drugs.

  Crime

  Oct 8, 2025
• ‘Fed up’: Street disorder tops agenda at annual B.C. municipalities convention

  “Municipal politicians are tired of having to deal with a problem they cannot fix and they did not cause,” said Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog, who will join Dominato on the panel.

  Politics

  Sep 19, 2025
• ‘Devastating’: Victoria business leaving downtown over safety concerns

  Rachelle Keeley said the police have not been able to identify the man because he was wearing a bandana and she couldn't see his face.

  Crime

  Sep 5, 2025
• ‘Normalized’: B.C. business owners claim street disorder, crime remain high

  A new survey from the Business Improvement Areas of BC asked business onwers and staff across the province if conditions have been improving.

  Crime

  Sep 3, 2025
• ‘Not just in major communities’: Forum to address street crime, violence in B.C.

  A community forum is being planned for September in Vancouver to explore the issues and potential solutions to the widespread problem of street disorder and crime.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2024
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• DTES group rallies against ‘street sweeps,’ says area’s homeless targeted

  Advocates with the Stop the Sweeps Coalition say the sweeps "target, brutalize, and displace low-income residents of the DTES who rely on public space."

  Politics

  Jun 15, 2022