Katzie aim to restore safety on reserve – BCLocalNews.com

Aug 18, 2017

Emily-Ann Chick didn’t think much about it a few weeks ago when she posted a comment about her little sister being scared by a woman walking around on the Katzie Reserve without any clothes.

Chick relayed her frustrations on social media, which resulted in Katzie First Nation chief Susan Miller calling an emergency meeting to discuss the “increasing invasion of undesirable people into our community,” bringing drugs and crime, stolen goods and addiction to the reserve.

“Every single night, I have to sleep with ear plugs in,” because of the speeding cars, said Chick.

It’s not only noise that bothers the 300 or so residents on the reserve, which borders Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows along the Fraser River.

Chick and other band members are tired of non-members setting up tents, sleeping in campers or RVs, or on couches in the homes of band members on the Katzie First Nations reserve.