ROTHENBURGER: Victoria Street West merchants are right to be concerned
KAMLOOPS — VICTORIA STREET WEST business owners are understandably concerned about a dramatic uptick in crime in recent months.
They report frequent break-ins, theft, vandalism, destruction of property, and discarded needles. After a year of reconstruction work on the street that made access to businesses a challenge, then the COVID-19 pandemic and now the crime problem, they’re struggling.
Mayor Ken Christian puts the onus on the businesses to upgrade their security systems.