Perception problem, not crime problem, faces downtown Prince Albert
According to business owners on Central Ave, issues in downtown Prince Albert aren’t criminal.
“It’s very much a perception [issue],” Fresh Air Experience owner Ron Horn said. “If somebody comes up to you and asks you for a cigarette or a light or spare pocket change, if you feel threatened and that it’s a dangerous situation, then I guess maybe don’t ever leave your house.”
He said he and his coworkers feel safe downtown, and have no issues about closing up shop after dark.
“Is there the occasional domestic dispute that happens on the street…the occasional drinking out of a brown paper bag? For sure there is. But you know what, that’s just the mosaic of our city.”