Moncton's Crime Fighting Program: A Mixed Bag for Businesses

0:00Monkton just kicked off a pilot program to help local businesses fight back against crime costs like break ins. It's got two main streams, one for quick fixes on damages, covering 100% up to your insurance deductible with a $5,000 cap and another for prevention stuff like cameras or lights where they split costs 50-50 up to $10,000. The downtown Monkton Centerville partnered with the city on this, aiming to shield businesses that pump out 27% of the city's gross. Domestic product right in the core area. Business owners are mixed on it though. Some welcome the cash to ease the hit, but others say it's way too small. One property manager called $5,000 a drop in the bucket for even her smallest spots, and it doesn't fix that violated unsafe feeling. After a break in, folks are pushing harder for stricter bylaws and more cops on the street to really cut crime. Not just patch it up. Meanwhile, city councils gathering public input on a bigger crime reduction plan just

1:00a month before the main municipal election so this could spark. Real changes downtown. You've been listening to Vancouver News today, AI-powered local news.