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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
‘Heartbreak': Out-of-control N.L. wildfire continues to burn, many cabins lost
Newfoundland and Labrador officials continue to try to control a wildfire that started Monday afternoon and grew quickly in Chance Harbour, on the Bonavista Peninsula, reaching 1,200 hectares on Tuesday, according to the provincial government's active wildfire website. Ryan Pitts, whose family lost a cabin, says listening to community members grieve their properties has left him 'broken.'
CBC
4 days ago
- Climate
- CBC
‘Heartbreak': Out-of-control N.L. wildfire continues to burn, many cabins lost
Newfoundland and Labrador officials continue to try to control a wildfire that started Monday afternoon and grew quickly in Chance Harbour, on the Bonavista Peninsula, reaching 1,200 hectares on Tuesday, according to the provincial government's active wildfire website. Ryan Pitts, whose family lost a cabin, says listening to community members grieve their properties has left him 'broken.' Read more:
Washington Post
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
D.C. Council tightens youth curfew, extends pretrial detention policy
The D.C. Council on Tuesday passed a stricter summer youth curfew and extended a previous expansion of pretrial detention, a pair of policies aimed at addressing safety concerns — even as some council members were skeptical that sending more people to jail ahead of trial has made the city safer. The debate over the policies comes as violent crime is down in the District for the second straight year, while community members have at the same time raised concerns about large groups of young people gathering and causing disturbances in Navy Yard in Southeast Washington and the U Street Corridor in Northwest.
CBC
21-05-2025
- CBC
Community lockdown and patrols to continue in Lower Post, B.C.
A new lockdown protocol in Lower Post, B.C., that's aimed at reducing violence and keeping drug dealers out of the community will continue, residents heard at a community meeting on Tuesday. Since last week, the small northern B.C. community has had roaming officers patrolling from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., on the lookout for anyone who neither lives or works there. That measure came from the Daylu Dena Council, which announced only residents of Lower Post would be permitted in the community, and residents who host known drug dealers or violent individuals would risk losing their tenancy. "Anyone that is not from the community, we are asking them to leave. And if they aren't, we contact the police. We did that once already," said Pamela Moon, a community member helping out with the nightly patrols. "We want to keep the drug dealers out of the community because they have been causing havoc here in the last few weeks, pulling guns on people — that happened — going to other people's homes, causing disturbances." Moon says they're on the lookout for people who should not be in the community and they're also watching what community members are doing. "We're taking down reports about any vehicle moving within the community, and anybody partying — that's getting written down," Moon said. Moon says she's determined to keep fighting to keep her community safe. She says she recently lost her 21-year-old granddaughter to drugs. "It's devastating," she said. Moon says she's heard different reactions to the community lockdown and patrols. "Some people are happy that we're doing this. They stop us, tell us we're doing a good job and that. And then we have others that are complaining to other community members who tell us what they say, like, 'why are they driving around my house so often?'" Moon said. "We're keeping an eye on you because you are suspected of selling drugs in this community and we want you to know we're watching you. We drive right into their yard and we take down their licence plates and everything." 'People are being isolated' Around 30 residents showed up to Tuesday's community meeting. Two RCMP officers from the nearby Watson Lake, Yukon, detachment also attended. Some of the discussion focused on creating a long-term community policing program, and RCMP members also told the gathering they are working with support agencies in Yukon and B.C. to provide more resources to tackle the problems of addiction. Carla Kristin Boss lives in Lower Post and said she's generally happy with the community action. She cites the "numerous and countless heartaches that our people have been going through with this crisis." But Boss is also worried that the efforts could do more harm than good, by pointing fingers and stigmatizing certain people. "People are being isolated, and that's why people are not reaching out," she said.
RNZ News
15-05-2025
- Politics
- RNZ News
Pacific parents react to Luxon's proposed social media ban
Pacific media 18 minutes ago A number of Pacific community members say the government need to better spend money elsewhere instead of banning social media.
