No fixed address includes someone who is homeless, a person failing or unwilling to provide an address, a person who has no identification to substantiate address, or a person who left the scene before the ticket was issued or investigation. ![]() In 20, 85 per cent of those who got tickets for trespassing went to people with no fixed address. Wiebe is also concerned about the number of people getting tickets around transit who may be homeless or in transition. The fine amount for fare evasion was $250 until the city revised that to $150. "Tickets are only issued as a last resort, when encouragement and education have proven ineffective," Jones said. The city says since 2021, it's shifted focus to wellbeing and safety, and that transit peace officers start by informing and educating riders about rules and appropriate behaviour. ![]() "Transit Peace Officers understand that Indigenous people are disproportionately impacted by houselessness and intergenerational trauma." "Vulnerable populations are not targeted," Jones said. In an emailed statement to CBC News, David Jones, branch manager of community standards and neighbourhoods, said transit peace officers take a community-minded approach. Tickets spike more than 800% in Edmonton's fare evasion crackdownĪ similar ratio appears for warnings: 41,493 or 49 per cent of a total 85,100 warnings went to Indigenous patrons, 23 per cent to white people. "So we're bogging down our justice system, we're criminalizing the issue of poverty and of houselessness, and what are we really doing here?" "It looks like the criminalization of Indigenous people in poverty," Orr told CBC News. Marlene Orr, CEO of the Native Counselling Services of Alberta, said for the most part, fines were issued to people who can't afford to pay. "People need resources, not tickets," Wiebe said in an interview Tuesday. The Criminal Trial Lawyers Association requested numbers from the City of Edmonton.Ĭhris Wiebe, member of the CTLA, said he's noticed a disproportionate number of Indigenous and homeless people on transit having issues with bylaw officers. Infractions include fare evasion, trespassing, public intoxication, loitering, littering, aggressive panhandling, smoking and urination and defecation. Of the 7,471 tickets issued over the two years, 4,307 went to Indigenous people while 1,982 were given to white people.īlack people got 335 in the same timeframe and Asian people, 24. A Mafia 4 would be the ostensibly “safe” way to get things back on track for the developer.Indigenous people received 58 per cent of tickets issued on and around Edmonton transit in 20 compared to 27 per cent of tickets given to white people, data released Tuesday shows. Hangar 13 has reportedly suffered some development setbacks in recent years, including the cancellation of an unannounced game referred to as “Volt.” That project had apparently received $53 million of investment prior to its cancellation. With 30 years of industry leadership experience, Nick joined Hangar 13 in 2018 to establish Hangar 13 Brighton, and has spent the last four years growing the team, building up the studio’s capabilities, and launching terrific projects like Mafia: Definitive Edition and the Mafia Trilogy. Nick Baynes, Studio Head of Hangar 13 Brighton will take over as Studio Head of Hangar 13. We support all of our employees pursuing their passions, and we wish nothing but the best for him in what’s next. What Haden helped build will continue to carry forward and grow for years to come. We are grateful for Haden’s leadership in establishing Hangar 13, building and uniting teams in Novato, Brighton and Czech, and releasing multiple studio-defining Mafia games and collections. ![]() Below is an excerpt from an internal 2K statement about the change: Nick Baynes, studio head of Hangar 13 Brighton, will take over for him. ![]() The intention is reportedly to develop Mafia 4 using Unreal Engine 5.ĢK established Hangar 13 in 2014, and Haden Blackman had led the studio until now. Kotaku further reports a Mafia 4 is in very early development at the studio, apparently planned to be a prequel set before the current trilogy. Hangar 13 studio head Haden Blackman has announced his departure from the studio and 2K, per GamesBeat, and Hangar 13 COO Matthew Urban has also exited the company, per Kotaku.
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