Expert casts doubts on TerraceBC Safe Streets Bylaw
City officials cannot yet say if the Safe Streets Bylaw, passed by a unanimous council vote in July with promises to curb scenes of public disorder, harassment and other anti-social activity in the downtown core, is working.
The unintended effect of the bylaw could be similar to what happened in Prince George where the homeless population has a legally-protected area in which to live that’s known as “moccasin flats”. Hermer conducted an analysis, released in March, on the first 99 days of the enforcement of the Prince George bylaw, from Aug. 31 to Dec. 8, 2021, and believes the Terrace bylaw to also be discriminatory.
In releasing the report, Prince George resident and B.C. Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Terry Teegee slammed the city for it’s “counterproductive, cruel, and inherently racist” bylaw.
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