City staff tried to suppress the dissemination of an opinion piece written by a group of UNBC faculty which criticized the city’s efforts to clean up the tent encampment known as Moccasin Flats.
A Prince George Citizen opinion article written by a group of UNBC faculty, which criticized the City of Prince George for removing belongings and shelters from an encampment on Lower Patricia Boulevard, prompted a backlash from the city, emails obtained by the Citizen through a freedom of information request show.
“Would you like us to correct any of the inaccuracies first? We would be happy to provide you with some facts,” Rogers replied in an email that afternoon. “As it is currently written, it comes across as political and uninformed. We are discussing whether we want to respond publicly or privately.” Rogers responded that she intended to reach out to the authors that morning, but “we do not plan to do the statement vs fact scenario we gave you as it may seem confrontational.”In an email to the Citizen, Wood said he consulted with Payne, before making the decision not to share the op-ed.
Alschech responded, saying he was interested in hearing from city staff and would see if the other authors would be willing to attend a meeting. Rogers replied, saying she would arrange a meeting time in January. The meeting did not occur, later emails revealed. ‘THE BC SUPREME COURT SUPPORTED OUR VIEW’ On March 24, 2022, after the City of Prince George issued a formal apology for its role in the Nov. 17 incident, op-ed co-author Sims reached out to Rogers to ask if the promised meeting had ever happened and asked for an apology from the city to the op-ed authors.
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