My sense is that crimes against small business simply go unreported. Why bother? Nothing happens to the criminals. We’ve been abandoned. We’re on our own.
“Crown prosecutor Stephanie Bowick sought a 30-day jail sentence and one-year probation, based on Golar’s criminal record. Bowick said he had breached 25 orders, undertakings and probation and was convicted five previous times for theft. His last time in jail was 2017, a 120-day sentence for assault causing bodily harm.“
Our city’s population has been stagnant for 3-decades. The forest industry is getting creamed. Major industry is shrinking. Good paying, private sector jobs are on the endangered-species list and city staff is proposing an increase in FTEs and a tax increase 3x the rate of inflation. Really?
Not mentioned in the article - a sure fire way to not get killed from bad drugs is to “not do drugs”. If you need help getting clean please get help as soon as possible.