Fire Chief Geoff Spriggs presented the department's first- and second-quarter statistics, along with partial third-quarter figures, to Duncan city council last week.
The City of Duncan has issued a response following the release of Statistics Canada data that ranked the community as having the highest Crime Severity Index in B.C.
The city said the closure will include the section between Second Street and mid-block before Evans Street in both directions from Monday, July 20 to Wednesday, July 22.
Members of downtown Duncan’s Business Improvement Area (BIA) can get funding to help with half of their vandalism costs thanks to the creation of a Recovery Grant program.