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^That could easily be it but also you'll notice an uptick in issues at the end of the month/beginning of the month as people get paid.
Unfortunately, tranquilizer is actually accurate.I'm by 109 and Jasper, I'd say things have been not too bad over here last few months. It was much worse last year for the screaming/erratic/out of their mind on drugs types around here.
That said, I've seen a lot more lifeless bodies and people absolutely zombie nodded out around. Think it's gotta be something with what is really available. Supposedly a lot of fentanyl is being cut with some kind of tranquilizer? Idk
Also, having 3,000 homeless people in the city now doesn't help things, generally.^That could easily be it but also you'll notice an uptick in issues at the end of the month/beginning of the month as people get paid.
Yeah, I read an article one time talking about how the US has a lot more homelessness caused by poverty and a lack of social safety nets. Where is canada is often more about drug use and mental health issues as our social supports are pretty good for the average person who ends up in a bad spot financially/housing wise.Indeed, but like I said, in Portland homelessness was FAR more prevalent, but the city had far less broken and disrupted things and nearly everyone was chilled out (weed vs. meth?) comparatively speaking; this made walking around night and day compared to Edmonton and even Calgary.
Unfortunately when I look at things I honestly don't see my daily experience getting better. Maybe in some ways, but it's been getting worse in others. I find the general garbage and needles strewn on the streets has decreased which is good. However, and it could just be seasonal, the vandalism and presence of unhoused dealing with drug addiction who are passed out on the streets and the urine and defecation on public property has gotten much worse over the last few months. In particular vandalism and people randomly screaming out on the street or pushing over mailboxes, kicking public property or even using found weapons to destroy things has been much more visible in my experience. I've lived here almost 10 years and never seen it worse. Not even during the middle of the pandemic in 2020-2021. My experience is much more what @CaptainBL said. Much more vandalism and people passed out everywhere on the street than previously. Of course I hope it gets better but it's becoming increasingly unlikely I'm going to stay to find out.
The ‘hot spots’ are definitely very concentrated in the centre city, as it depends on proximity to social services / shelters generally as well as transit and convenience stores (for the most part). The Milner library is another location as well.Totally frustrating situation.
If you do make a move, I don't know that you have to give up the downtown lifestyle with a small change of location. I'm in Oliver south of Jasper a few blocks west of 109 st and it's a great spot for easy access to the places I go downtown, the river valley, and around 124 st and brewery district.
I haven't encountered much in the way of problems and certainly there are a number of older age seniors, as one example, in my building who feel comfortable walking around, as I've asked.
I'm eyeballing a move to Oliver. Lots of nice new builds going up there. Just unfortunate that we can't do better right in the heart of our city, and I know I'm not alone in looking at this move. Probably one good reason so many new residential buildings are going up in the west of the core.Totally frustrating situation.
If you do make a move, I don't know that you have to give up the downtown lifestyle with a small change of location. I'm in Oliver south of Jasper a few blocks west of 109 st and it's a great spot for easy access to the places I go downtown, the river valley, and around 124 st and brewery district.
I haven't encountered much in the way of problems and certainly there are a number of older age seniors, as one example, in my building who feel comfortable walking around, as I've asked.
Now if only there was a level of government that had the financial means to tackle the homeless crisis…
not only are the complaints up 60%, i would wager that things that would have been complained about last year are simply going unreported this year. that 60% is actually underreporting the real increases assuming the encampments are the issue that really needs to be addressed, not the complaints.
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