Addressing criminal behaviour that flows from drug addiction is a priority for many Nanaimo residents, re-elected Mayor Leonard Krog said in his inaugural address and swearing-in ceremony
Nanaimo’s newly re-elected mayor has a message for incoming B.C. premier David Eby: The mental-health crisis and crime on the streets are top concerns for many of the city’s residents.
The number of people without housing in Nanaimo has grown in recent years, with an increasing number of people suffering from mental illness and addictions visible on city streets.It’s not a problem any municipal government can fix, said Krog, adding he is “hopeful and optimistic” that Eby’s NDP government can have an impact.
New and existing residents have been slammed by the high cost of housing, which has been tempered recently as interest rates have gone up. But good relations with Snuneymuxw First Nation were lacking and there was racism in what was then a “coal town,” he said. “It was a place you came from. It was not a place you came to.”
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