Street disorder, addictions and homelessness are a major topic as local government leaders and other officials gathered for the annual Union of B.C. Nelson Mayor Janice Morrison said a lack of appropriate housing and B.C.’s drug decriminalization policies have accelerated street disorder in her community. Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog said there’s an estimated 800 to 1,000 people who are unhoused in his city, many with concurrent addiction or mental health issues. “Not the city, not the health authority, not BC Housing, not the police, not non-profits.”He also called for more targeting enforcement by police against drug dealers and human traffickers who exploit vulnerable people. The survey found about 21,000 households are on BC Housing’s social housing waitlist across 14 urban municipalities, though it noted actual need is likely higher.