Smithers extends security contract at encampment

Smithers has extended the security contract for its homeless encampment until the fall; the town's mayor expects an alternative solution to be in place by then. The update is a local, operational decision in a small northwestern B.C. community and is unlikely to have broader economic or market implications.

Analysis

Smithers has extended the security contract for its homeless encampment until the fall; the town's mayor expects an alternative solution to be in place by then. The update is a local, operational decision in a small northwestern B.C. community and is unlikely to have broader economic or market implications.