The City of Vancouver is considering raising property taxes yet
again, this time to raise funds to fight the growing opioid crisis
plaguing the region.
The city is proposing an increase of half a per cent, which is in
addition to the 3.4 per cent increase already proposed to deal with the
fentanyl crisis. The funds raised would especially help the front-line
firefighters in the Downtown Eastside, who are already feeling the
strain after responding to the thousands of overdoses this year alone.
“It’s not practical,” Vancouver Fire Chief John McKearney said
about the current staffing situation. “I can’t just leave it to two
units down there. We don’t know where this is going.”
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