Keep at em boys.

Lets keep going throw those !@#$en crakheads in the joint.

It's great that they are busting these houses but, are they really making a dent in the crime? No sooner do they bust one house than another opens up. The problem is that those in charge of the drug situation at higher levels don't get caught or in the rare case of a high up bust all that is accomnplished is replacements must be moved in to fill the demand and a flury of shootings and fires happen until the new guys learn who is who. I know that something must be done to stop the houses from opporating in neighbourhoods but until we address real root causes of addictions, all that is being accomplished is windowdressing.

burn it down ..............

THROW THE JUDGES IN THE JOINT WITH THE CRACK HEADS.THEY SEEM TO GET ALONG VERY WELL IN THE COURTROOM.

VERY TRUE giterdun

Right on!! Keep on these dirtbags but also time to go after the landlords too.The odds of them NOT knowing what is going on in their rental properties are pretty slim.
Payoffs perhaps?

Some communities on vancouver island and the okanagan have enacted municipal bylaws that give the city the authority to legally declare the residence as inhospitable due to the selling and or cultivation of illegal drugs. Therefore, no one can reside in the dwelling until the landlord takes steps to do the necessary repairs. And, the landlord has to pay for police, hydro, fire dept, etc costs for the time they take to dismantle the crack house or grow op. At 500 bucks per hour it can really add up. Should the landlord refuse to pay, it goes automatically on the landlord's tax bill for the property. I've seen (in these other communities) where bc hydro actually cuts power to the house in question where power has been stolen for the grow ops.
This is how PG city council should deal with this, but I believe the mayor wussed out on following this policy. SO, put pressure on city hall because the police can only do so much.....everyone has to be on board with this.

Blaming the landlord is like blaming a pregnant woman for her child being born premature or stillborn. Think higher.

It's good to see the police taking up the challenge and continuing to clean up the neighborhoods of good people who don't deserve to be suddenly cast into drug ghettos. Excellent work, don't worry about what the courts do, the penalty is losing the operation, the drugs, and the cash.

Many people who are addicted, want to beat their addiction. A very big part of that struggle is the wide availability of supply in a weak moment.

Every extra minute it takes an addict to connect in a relapse, is an extra minute they stay clean and thinking with a straight head. Those extra minutes may make the difference between relapsing and not. A few extra minutes of time may be enough for a recovering addict to overcome the urge and rethink what they are doing.

Sometimes it only takes a gentle shove to get them back on track in a questionable moment. Keeping them there is the key. It has to last long enough to break the habit and learn a new one.

Taking down all the crack shacks consistently, not only disrupts their operations, but also disrupts the supply chain.

Good work by all involved, let's continue to interfere with the things that really and truly contribute heavily to a deteriorated standard of life for all people in the community.

Taking down a crack shack means a bit of a walk to the next one. That is all. Those in control are far to organized to let a simple bust of some minors slow down the profits. This is just windowdressing for the public.

Reasonableman, you are not reasonable. It is the landlord's fault for not properly screening the tenants. Most of the landlords in the VLA are absentee landlords anyway... or investors from vancouver who only want to see rent money. It is useless to assume that the takedown of one crack shack will prevent the spawning of another so you have to use other means to keep them shut down, and that is via the landlords. The landlord may not know what is happening in their property, but after a bust they are always contacted and informed. There is no excuse after that.

"blaming the landlord is like blaming a pregant woman for her child being born premature or stillborn. Think higher."

- a most ridiculous statement.

Add one more layer that income paid to the absentee landlord. It may be direct payment(s) of money from the Ministry of Social Services - paid to help shelter those who are in need of low income housing.

Judges should sentence all the landlords of those houses that were busted to spend 3 months living in their property WITH their tenants and get a REAL idea of what their "investment" means to that community.

If those that live in the VLA felt safe from these houses you would see a different area. You would see children playing in their yards and on the school grounds BUT you don't. Just drive around in the evening.

There are a lot of nice families who rent in these areas that are impacted in a disgusting, negative way. We should think locally and support the efforts of the police to clean up and make the areas safe for the kids.

If the police and city have to deal with your property in your abscence then you get what you get!

I know of a case where the landlord thought that drugs were being sold out of the house went to the police with the information. Nothing was done, nor was the landlord able to evict the tenants. Finally the landlord asked the neighbours to complain to the police and months later they raided the house. But still the landlord could not evit the tenant, it seems as long as the rent is being paid the landlord has no rights. The landlord in question screens his tenants and he still has problems.

It depends on what kind of information the landlord had. If it was just a "feeling" that drugs were being sold out of the house, it isn't enough to get a warrant on. However, the place could have been placed under surveillance for a time being which would enable police to get the necessary information/proof to get the warrant. I see that the police eventually did raid the place, but all these raids take a period of time to happen in order to be legal.......I know its frustrating, but that's the way it is.....charter of rights and all....

Imorg, here is a copy of the Residential Tenancy Act. http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/stat/R/02078_01.htm

Feel free to read how difficult it is for a landlord to have such control over their property. Feel free to read how difficult it is for a property owner to police their tenants, and furthermore, how long it would take for them to get the tenants out even if they had grounds to take action, and did take such action.

That's why I said what I said, and that's what makes it all make sense.

A bylaw under the municipality would take precedence......I have seen it in action on vancouver island....it has more power than the RTA and can get drug traffickers who happen to be the tenants out....STAT.
The home is declared unhospitable and people are out! The kids of traffickers (should they be there go to social services)