Ladysmith RCMP Expect E-Scooter Use to Surge as Students Head Back to School

Ladysmith RCMP expect e-scooter use to surge as students head back to school

As electric scooters become more common on Ladysmith streets, the RCMP says officers are beginning to receive complaints from residents and expect their use to increase significantly when students return to school this fall. Speaking during a quarterly policing update to Ladysmith council, Sgt. Trevor Busch said e-scooters have evolved from a topic of discussion into an emerging policing issue. While officers have not responded to any injuries i…

Mother of young boy hit by e-scooter pleads with parents not to let children use them

A mother whose young son was seriously injured in a collision with an e-scooter has pleaded with parents to not let their children use them.