The owners of a thrift store on Vancouver’s Granville strip are fed up after spending $300,000 to fight off what they describe as escalating crime over the past three years.
Karla and Gary Ahlqvist have owned Wildlife Thrift Store on the corner of Granville and Drake streets since 2001.
Karla told CTV News that while they had dealt some level of crime over the years, it rapidly escalated once a temporary supportive housing facility replaced the Howard Johnson hotel down the street in 2021.
