Look alive guys! Transients are moving in!
Having experience in these things I know you can't have a bleeding heart when it comes to this otherwise they will root themselves. If they reject help you just have to keep pestering them to move on. You also have to keep at the old apartment building owners to improve their buildings.
Most people moved to Langley because it is a nice place to live, that is changing for the worst due to inadequate precautionary measures, aging unkempt apartments and a somewhat tolerant and segmented population. High rises in Langley City aren't going to help either - but they won't find that out until they're built.
If the city and the township don't act assertively much of the shady and transient aspect of lower mainland will move in and harm this community making it no longer safe for families.
These people are being pushed out of Vancouver's Downtown East side and Langley is a wonderfully attractive place for them to 'set-up-shop.' If they are willing to accept help and become productive members of the community then fine they can stay (there are plenty of things they can do to help out) but if not they will have to move on.
Or do nothing and see what happens.
Drive around Langley City and you will see some of what I mean...
Oh, by the way, a little note to the overly sensitive people that bleed for this segment of society. Try this test...
Approach a vagrant and instead of offering them food and/or money offer to assist them to the many services that are out there to help them. See if they will accept the help... If they do good for you, you helped one of them. If not keep trying.
You see it is the hand outs that cause them to congregate in a particular area and perhaps the drugs - something I have been seeing much of lately in Langley.
Having experience in these things I know you can't have a bleeding heart when it comes to this otherwise they will root themselves. If they reject help you just have to keep pestering them to move on. You also have to keep at the old apartment building owners to improve their buildings.
Most people moved to Langley because it is a nice place to live, that is changing for the worst due to inadequate precautionary measures, aging unkempt apartments and a somewhat tolerant and segmented population. High rises in Langley City aren't going to help either - but they won't find that out until they're built.
If the city and the township don't act assertively much of the shady and transient aspect of lower mainland will move in and harm this community making it no longer safe for families.
These people are being pushed out of Vancouver's Downtown East side and Langley is a wonderfully attractive place for them to 'set-up-shop.' If they are willing to accept help and become productive members of the community then fine they can stay (there are plenty of things they can do to help out) but if not they will have to move on.
Or do nothing and see what happens.
Drive around Langley City and you will see some of what I mean...
Oh, by the way, a little note to the overly sensitive people that bleed for this segment of society. Try this test...
Approach a vagrant and instead of offering them food and/or money offer to assist them to the many services that are out there to help them. See if they will accept the help... If they do good for you, you helped one of them. If not keep trying.
You see it is the hand outs that cause them to congregate in a particular area and perhaps the drugs - something I have been seeing much of lately in Langley.
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