BUSINESS OWNERS SHOULD FIGHT HARD AGAINST CLINIC

I would like to respond to the proposed Franklyn Street clinic.

My advice to business owners, fight this proposal. If you allow it
into your neighbourhood nothing will ever be the same.

I was a property and business owner on Victoria Road, close to the
methadone clinic and needle exchange. I can tell you from experience
that open drug dealing, drug use, prostitution and in your face sex
acts will become common place.

Loitering by some very scary looking people will also become common
place. Daily removal of needles, condoms, tampons and squatters will
become common place.

Your wives and daughters will refuse to go to your store. Your
employees will be afraid to go. This will happen just as your
customers stop coming.

VIHA will not talk to you, nor will the ministry of health. City
hall will do nothing. The police are unable to do anything.

When you decide to try and secure your property city hall will
harass you to no end.

In time you will run out of money and the desire to fight. Your
business will have dried up and you will leave in disgust.

So again, my advice is fight, fight, fight or retire.

David Price

Nanaimo