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Crime and disorder in Vancouver have escalated in recent months, following the BC government's decision to decriminalize hard drugs.

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While often going unnoticed, homelessness has long existed in Summerland in the form of transient agricultural workers tenting in the orchards or local residents couch surfing at friends, sleeping in

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Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks says B.C.'s application to recriminalize public drug use is still under review and maintains addictions is a health crisis.

Advocates for drug users are raising concerns about B.C.'s request for Health Canada to empower police to step in when they see illicit drug use in public spaces.

Last year, a pilot program was launched in a Canadian province allowing adults to carry up to 2.5 grams of hard drugs for personal use. Soaring drug use in public spaces has raised concerns over public safety.

British Columbia ends pilot program allowing public use of hard drugs. Premier David Eby reinstates police enforcement of drug laws in all public plac