Pubdate: Fri, 10 Apr 2015
Source: Guardian, The (CN PI)
Copyright: 2015 The Guardian, Charlottetown Guardian Group Incorporated
Contact:  http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/174
Page: A10

TWEEL TARGETS STREET DRUGS

Charlottetown city councillor Mitchell Tweel is not one to take no for
an answer. His persistent lobbying for police officers in the two city
senior high schools took a while but eventually paid off. Now Mr.
Tweel is pushing for additional street patrol officers to address
street drugs around inner city schools. There are consistent reports
that drug dealers are brazenly lurking near playgrounds and school
properties. The threat is a major worry for parents, school officials
and our under-staffed and over-worked police department.

Mr. Tweel has met with the police committee but the city's budget has
been set and resources allocated. But rest assured he will keep trying
for more attention on street-level drugs. He is in favour of
dedicating whatever it takes to tackle the drug trade head on,
particularly at the street and neighbourhood level. "The sale of drugs
and drug usage is not going to be tolerated . . . in the community."
- ---
MAP posted-by: Matt