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Mayors from 13 B.C. cities called Wednesday for provincial party leaders to provide solutions to the crises of homelessness, mental illness and drug addiction that they say have been worsened by the pandemic and simultaneously created street disorder problems in communities.
The B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus, which is described as an informal non-partisan group, includes the mayors of big cities such as Vancouver, Surrey and Victoria but also mayors in Prince George, Kelowna and Abbotsford. …
Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie said affordable, reliable and accessible public transit is critical to the economic, social and environmental future of B.C. communities. Prior to the pandemic, Brodie said, transit ridership across the province was growing faster than anywhere in North America.
“Although the pandemic has cut transit ridership by over 50 per cent and devastated the financial stability of TransLink, BC Transit and BC Ferries, this setback is temporary,” he said. …