A city that’s safe

 

Gold-CircChev.webp a city that’s safe

People deserve to feel safe in their neighbourhoods, downtown, in our parks, on our trails, and simply going about their daily lives. For many residents, that confidence has been shaken.

Crime, public disorder, addiction, mental health, homelessness, and community cleanliness have become some of the most important issues facing Prince George. We need to demand action from senior governments while making better use of the tools and resources available to us locally.

The reality is that crime, addiction, mental illness, and public disorder are not the same thing. Each requires a different response.

Crime requires enforcement and consequences. Addiction and mental illness require treatment. Public disorder requires clear community standards and proactive management.

I reject the idea that communities must choose between compassion and accountability. We need both. We should always help people who genuinely need it, while also ensuring laws, bylaws, and community standards are respected and enforced.

No single organization can solve these challenges alone. Better coordination between governments, healthcare providers, community organizations, and frontline agencies is essential if we want better outcomes for vulnerable people and for the broader community.

Downtown Prince George should be the front door to our city. Bringing it back will require public safety, cleanliness, beautification, investment, activation, and strong partnerships with businesses, property owners, community organizations, and senior governments.

Prince George deserves measurable improvements in safety, cleanliness, public confidence, and quality of life.

My approach:
Gold-SnglChev.webp Compassion.
Gold-SnglChev.webp Accountability.
Gold-SnglChev.webp Enforcement.

We can build a safer Prince George without sacrificing either our standards or our humanity.

MY 5 PRIORITIES TO GET US THERE Gold-DblChev.webp

Gold-SnglChev.webp Work with Council, local RCMP leadership, and provincial RCMP leadership to establish clear annual policing priorities focused on prolific offenders, property crime, drug trafficking, organized retail theft, neighbourhood safety, and public confidence.
 
Gold-SnglChev.webp Fight for stronger responses to prolific repeat offenders while supporting targeted enforcement initiatives focused on property crime, organized retail theft, drug trafficking, violence, and those who profit from the exploitation of vulnerable people.
 
Gold-SnglChev.webp Increase visible policing through expanded foot patrols, bike patrols, hotspot enforcement, and stronger police presence in priority areas throughout the community.
 
Gold-SnglChev.webp Reestablish the RCMP Auxiliary Officer Program in Prince George and continue supporting other community based programs such as Citizens on Patrol that help strengthen public safety and visibility.
 
Gold-SnglChev.webp Ensure residents receive regular public reporting on crime trends, policing priorities, enforcement efforts, community safety initiatives, and measurable results.

Gold-SnglChev.webp Continue aggressively advocating for a full continuum of care across Northern British Columbia, including prevention, intervention, detox, treatment, recovery, supportive housing, and long term reintegration into the community.
 
Gold-SnglChev.webp Support recovery-oriented infrastructure, including recovery communities such as provincially funded and managed dedicated recovery facilities, and advocate for additional treatment and recovery facilities that help people move beyond crisis and rebuild their lives.
 
Gold-SnglChev.webp Advance a Recovery & Navigation Centre model that strengthens coordination between healthcare providers, governments, Indigenous partners, community organizations, service agencies, and frontline responders, creating a more coordinated pathway connecting people with housing, identification, healthcare, income supports, treatment, recovery resources, employment supports, and other essential services.
 
Gold-SnglChev.webp Champion stronger discharge planning, continuity of care, and regional coordination so individuals leaving treatment, hospitals, correctional facilities, or involuntary care are connected to appropriate supports and have a pathway toward long term stability and success, including stronger support for returning to and receiving services within their home communities.

Gold-SnglChev.webp Transition our traditional Bylaw Services model toward a Community Safety Division, like other BC communities, that places greater emphasis on public disorder, neighbourhood liveability, community standards, connecting people with available supports, and proactive problem solving and enforcement.
 
Gold-SnglChev.webp Establish a Community Safety Advisory Table that brings together the Community Safety Division, RCMP, Fire Rescue, healthcare providers, outreach teams, service agencies, business representatives, and other partners to improve coordination, identify gaps, align resources, and develop practical solutions to community safety challenges.
 
Gold-SnglChev.webp Improve operational coordination between Community Safety Officers, RCMP, Fire Rescue, healthcare providers, outreach teams, service agencies, and other City departments so resources are aligned and working toward shared community safety outcomes.
 
Gold-SnglChev.webp Clearly communicate and consistently enforce community standards that keep parks, sidewalks, neighbourhoods, downtown, and other public spaces clean, safe, welcoming, and accessible, while connecting people with appropriate supports whenever possible.
 
Gold-SnglChev.webp Implement practical measures to reduce problem properties, including nuisance and derelict properties, open burning, fires, illegal dumping, graffiti, chronic bylaw violations, and other recurring public disorder issues, including reducing access to combustible materials that contribute to fires and property damage.
 
Gold-SnglChev.webp Establish a dedicated Community Safety Division liaison for downtown businesses, property owners, and community organizations, providing a direct point of contact to improve communication, coordination, responsiveness, and problem solving around public safety and neighbourhood concerns.

Gold-SnglChev.webp Address long term vacant, derelict, and underutilized properties through setting clear standards and expectations, accountability measures, penalties, and policies that encourage investment while discouraging neglect.
 
Gold-SnglChev.webp Improve lighting, visibility, maintenance standards, walkability, and public space design to make downtown, parks, trails, and neighbourhood gathering places safer, more welcoming, and easier to enjoy.
 
Gold-SnglChev.webp Encourage more people to live, work, shop, invest, and spend time downtown by supporting mixed-use redevelopment, new residential opportunities, business growth, public gathering spaces, community events, and year round activity in a cleaner, safer, and more welcoming downtown.
 
Gold-SnglChev.webp Prioritize investments in beautification, neighbourhood cleanups, landscaping, gateways, tree planting, public art, pedestrian friendly streets, public gathering spaces, and other placemaking initiatives that make Prince George more attractive, welcoming, and enjoyable.
 
Gold-SnglChev.webp Continue supporting festivals, events, arts, culture, recreation, and community programming that activate public spaces, strengthen community pride, increase positive activity, and showcase the best of Prince George.

Gold-SnglChev.webp Hold senior governments accountable for delivering the treatment, recovery, mental health, supportive housing, healthcare, social service, and involuntary care resources they have committed to, including the staffing, treatment capacity, housing supports, and long term recovery services necessary for success.
 
Gold-SnglChev.webp Continue fighting for increased Crown Counsel, court capacity, probation services, corrections resources, and legislative reforms that strengthen responses to prolific repeat offenders, reduce delays, restore confidence in the justice system, and better protect residents, businesses, frontline workers, and vulnerable people.
 
Gold-SnglChev.webp Build on my strong, bipartisan relationships across all levels of government while holding local MLAs, MPs, ministers, and senior governments accountable for delivering on their responsibilities, jurisdictional obligations, commitments, investments, and results that Prince George has been promised. I will work collaboratively whenever possible, but I will not accept unnecessary delays, excuses, or broken commitments when our community's interests are at stake. Strong relationships should produce better outcomes, not lower expectations.
 
Gold-SnglChev.webp Publicly track major provincial and federal commitments made to Prince George, regularly reporting on progress so residents know what has been delivered, what remains outstanding, who is responsible, and where additional advocacy is required.
 
Gold-SnglChev.webp Follow major provincial and federal commitments through to completion, ensuring announcements become action and promised investments produce real results for Prince George.