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Tackling downtown issues day-to-day effort by PG RCMP

The Prince George RCMP opened up their cruisers this morning to local media.

What was considered a ‘quiet’ morning in Downtown Prince George by many officers still managed to show many of the prevalent issues that go on throughout the city.

Driving throughout the streets of downtown, much of the early efforts by the Prince George RCMP E-Division in the morning hours is dealing with the numerous encampments.

An officer deals with an encampment set up in front of a business in downtown Prince George. (Ethan Ready, MyPGNow staff)
Officers clean up an encampment site after a group of individuals move along. (Ethan Ready, MyPGNow)

Cpl. Sonja Blom later seized a large “hunting” knife from an individual near Fortis BC.

Cpl. Sonja Blom of the Prince George RCMP confiscates a large knife from someone during a morning patrol through downtown. (Ethan Ready, MyPGNow)

At approximately 9:00 a.m., RCMP met up with the Prince George Bylaw Authority to attend an encampment near Queensway.

Officers stated they discovered the encampment earlier in the week. Due to the size, they have needed to return each day in order to ensure effort is being made to pack up and vacate.

The site of an encampment near Queensway in Prince George. (Ethan Ready, MyPGNow)
A makeshift washroom at the site of the encampment near Queensway. (Ethan Ready, MyPGNow)

 

One officer indicated that a few days ago, the site had a generator running, televisions plugged in, and many of the tents had a functioning source of heat.

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Ethan Ready
Ethan Ready
Ethan Ready is new to the Northern Capital, having moved to Prince George from Woodstock, ON. A graduate of Mohawk College in Hamilton, ON, Ethan has joined the MyPGNow newsroom as a news reporter, covering stories in and around the area.

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