(SHANNON AINSLIE / iNFOnews.ca) July 22, 2021 - 6:00 PM Small businesses in downtown Kamloops are taking action against crime by installing signs in their store front windows in response to a recent act of criminal activity and a shared fear their businesses are not being protected. The signs read, We Stand With Continental Barber Shop , a shop that was the victim of crime on Canada Day. The incident, and the way it was managed by the City of Kamloops community services department, inspired a sign campaign for the safety, support and protection of downtown businesses. Lise Mitra is the owner of Continental Barber Shop.
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The Loop provides thrice-daily meal service seven days a week, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., the only one of its kind on the North Shore. Hilke who is known in the community as someone who pushes boundaries to get help for people in need refutes the designation, insisting the centre is not a nuisance. “No, we are a good neighbour, that’s what we are,” Hilke said, noting the positive impact the centre has had on the neighbourhood is in helping people stay calm and balanced so they don’t upset peace in the neighbourhood. “Can you imagine if a lot of the people we helped were just starving, dehydrated? Living in the same clothes for months? … I think the mental-health environment in our city, in our neck of the woods, would be even more intense if people did not have the support that we’ve been giving them,” he said. “And we are getting people off the streets, just like ASK Wellness and other agencies that work on shelter and housing.”
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