6 homicides confirmed for 2024
And.. it's April
RCMP, through an interview in My Prince George Now, confirm that the region has recorded six homicides for 2024:
“Most of what we are seeing is targeted. However, it does bring more violence into our city and, we have not had much spillover into everyday life as of yet and we are working diligently at the detachment to make sure that does not happen.”
“It’s a continuing trend we are working diligently to try and tackle from multiple angles within the detachment. Our violent crime numbers are up with much of it centred around organized crime and the illicit drug trade.”
Meanwhile the publisher of the Citizen is writing columns, now, I guess and his latest is about those pesky charter rights getting in the way of things.
It’s April
As I write this, Highway 97 between Prince George and Chetwynd is cut off as a wildfire moves toward that community. I don’t want to be alarmist but it’s entirely reasonable to say: Things are ready to go up, use caution.
News roundup:
Northern BC Crime Stopper’s Spring Shred it taking place Saturday.
Crossroads has released its summer concert lineup
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Story about UNBC goalie Brooke Molby's family tragedy selected for Canada West top feature award.
Today’s song:
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The Curtis Armstrong piece just confirmed my suspicions that the Citizen will slide further into the cess pit of right wing misinformation and anti-social/fascist thought. Notably, this piece was not published under the opinion section but in the main news section without the "Opinion: " prefix. I understand the need for someone to fund local journalism but when the publishers are so clearly and openly biased I cannot trust anything they print. Such a shame.
That opinion piece has all the flavour of a Facebook rant, minus the citations and spelling errors, and a sad attempt at linking all the policing costs to Moccasin Flats. I think? I'm not sure what that was other than to play to a specific base of readers.