City of Kelowna security patrols should be expanded to Rutland, business owners say
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On Thursday, the City of Kelowna announced its latest response to the ongoing issues plaguing downtown: temporary overnight security patrols.
Kelowna, B.C., business owner David Lea is expressing frustration at ongoing social disorder plaguing the city.
“I’ve never seen it worse,” said Lea, who’s operated a business in Kelowna for 30 years.
Lea owns Toshido Mixed Martial Arts in Rutland, where he says he deals with frequent problems.
“It’s just a constant infestation of feces, crack pipes, syringes, garbage — you know, it’s just, it’s an ongoing concern,” Lea said. “It makes doing business so much harder, so much more expensive.”
Lea said the latest incident happened on Thursday, when a big mess was left in front of his martial arts studio.
“It was a disaster,” Lea said. “My kids class was starting at 4:00. I got here at 3:30 and there was smashed crack pipes everywhere. There’s syringes, garbage. They had a big fire right up on our main entrance.”
On Thursday, the City of Kelowna announced its latest response to the ongoing issues: temporary overnight security patrols.
“We have a private security company under the guidance of the city, who are out patrolling in those overnight hours,” said Darren Caul, the city’s community safety director.
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