'The noticeable absence of a regular police presence posed challenges in responding to incidents involving drugs and alcohol and in closing [Wreck] beach at night.'
A staff report that goes before Metro Vancouver’s regional parks committee Wednesday is requesting the RCMP provide more police patrols at Wreck Beach this year to respond to incidents involving drugs and alcohol.
500 steps The request comes as the number of visitors to the popular beach has significantly increased, growing 44 per cent in five years. Last year, more than 838,000 visits were recorded to the beach, according to Brar’s report. RCMP responded 176 times to beach in four years Statistics included in the report show police, paramedics, firefighters and the coast guard responded to the beach an average of 132 times per year between 2018 and 2021.
The report said the BC Ambulance Service has offered to provide naloxone kits and training to Wreck Beach vendors and other interested people to reduce the harm and deaths associated with opioid overdoses, which continue to occur across the city and province at an alarming rate. The detachment's officers work closely with a Metro Vancouver parks operations supervisor and his staff during beach season and plan to continue for the 2023 season, Manseau said.
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