The odd broken window used to be part of the price of doing business in a busy city centre, but these days, it’s becoming a daily occurrence
Victoria council is expected to vote Thursday to extend a program that offers grants to offset business losses as a result of vandalism in the downtown, but the business community says the recent spike in incidents is pushing some to consider relocating.
“It’s very frustrating that businesses, non-profits or government buildings are faced with this type of activity and that there are no repercussions for the perpetrators — this is what happens when you take a hands-off approach to people engaged in criminal behaviour.” “But we also need more enforcement, we actually need these behaviors to be dealt with and not ignored and normalized,” he said.
When it was launched last spring, there was $65,000 in the fund to offset costs associated with vandalism. Just over $10,000 remains.
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