SASKATOON It’s too early to tell if the pandemic has impacted crimes against youth and children such as child luring and exploitation says the new provincial coordinator of the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit. Twenty-two-year veteran, Staff Sergeant Shawn Stubbs, was chosen as the provincial coordinator of the Saskatchewan ICE Unit. This is the first time the provincial coordinator has been based in Prince Albert. He says with more online activity by children during this time parents need to monitor who they are talking to. “Just be careful, make kids aware,” he said. Stubbs says there has been a steady increase in Internet-based crimes targeting children and youth. The number of investigations has doubled over the past five years.