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SASKATOON Frontline workers and former gang members in Saskatoon say they re noticing younger people getting involved with gangs. Unfortunately, I feel like it s becoming an epidemic with our young people joining gangs, former gang member Owen Pelletier said. Pelletier said he was exposed to gangs when he was locked up at the age of 13. He said at first he was scared until he realized the others were just like him, suffering the same intergenerational traumas. There was no positive mentors or guides in my life at that time, saying ‘come this way man, let me guide you. There wasn t none of that. It was the gangsters saying ‘come here little homie, have some cash, come hang with us, we got you, we ll show you some love, he told CTV News.