Is Prince George Canada's Most Dangerous City? Cariboo Road Adventure from PG to Wells [Ep.36]
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
- Cariboo Road Adventures Part 5: In this episode, Sayu Rinpoche goes beyond the Cariboo Road to visit Prince George, BC's northern capital. The media has long called this place "Most Dangerous City in Canada", is it true? Afterwards our journey is back to the Cariboo Road as we reach Wells, BC - a run down village that's in the process of becoming a modern day ghost town. As the adventure gets closer and closer to the end of the historic Cariboo Road, things only start to become more and more mysterious.....
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I used to live there as my wife is from PG, I really couldn't recommend it as a place to live, I was there 3 weeks ago for a visit and downtown has really gone to hell. So many people in the streets are doing drugs in broad daylight! I don't think PG will ever get any better
Share in your observation. Gone bad now. A shame too.
Its fine here as long as you live in the right place...
Good point.. 🤔 that is actually pretty good timing , because a bear is in my neighbors tree right now 😂
Just wanted to say great vid. I'll prob check out your other ones
Thanks for watching!! 🙏
I grew up in Prince George in the 80/90s. It was safe and never saw anything crazy unless you went down to the hood.
YES YOUR SO RIGHR
Prince George is the outdoorsmans dream, 40 camping spots with only 30 minute drive
I certainly agree! Maybe one day will do a more detailed series on PG and beyond!
Pg can be so much fun!! But honestly we need a trampoline park or something
I dream oof studying forestry in PG and settling there with a job in Forest managemnt.
Good Video！
I’m from Prince George I love this town it’s a great place
It certainly is!!!
好棒的视频啊！
6:56 I was at that exact spot your at and a train driver said “WANT A RIDE?!!!” I yelled back and said no
We both laughed
(Also it was just the locomotive itself) fort George park is nice Because people are always so friendly and the dogs are cute to :D nice video on my home town.
Thanks for watching and sharing this! I could totally imagine this scene with the friendly folks of PG!!!
Prince George is a great place to live. Is it perfect? No. But the people are very real and the kindest Ive ever met. We make the best with what we’ve got- dont need fancy things :)
Lmao okay, keep trying to convince yourself buddy
Next to Edmonton, Prince George is the second largest northern city in Canada.
Great suggestion!
Where are all the people? I used to live there and so many streets you looked down that are usually full of poverty but you got such clean shots.
Hobos moved to different areas as of lately, more located down by 1st ave george st intersection and a ton in fort george park and by the 7-11 in the hood, actual downtown has heavy police presence now
So this guy stayed in the safe areas and didn't go anywhere actuslly dangerous?
Lived in PG for almost 30 years now, 40 min drive to catch 3lb Rainbow. No more dangerous than any other Canadian city! Lots to do if your the outdoorsy type :)
You are absolutely right about the outdoors part!! 🙌
Prince George. I just added it on my list to go this coming summer.
There are lots of things you can do in this area! If you are thinking about checking out the Cariboo Road, I'm currently updating on this classic road trip route so stay tuned!
If Prince George is the most dangerous Canadian city, then Canada's pretty safe
Went to high school there can attest I'm still alive lol.
this place is sketchy af, ive lived here two years and almost died more times than i can count lol
Bro have you seen the crackheads
I'm sure that Prince George has alot of crime by Canadian standards but not by US standards. Compared to somewhere like Oakland, New Orleans, or the south side of Chicago, it's very safe there. I doubt that anything would even happen to you unless you start hanging with the wrong crowd or you did something stupid. In those other places, you don't have to do anything accept be present.
This is true
Nice city
The Foothills, Hart and College Height areas are okay but the hood and downtown is where it gets ugly quick
Lol trying to speak and getting eaten by mosquitoes, pg never changes 😆
😂😂
Go to the city part, its fine down here!
When you left the town at the end I felt a great sense of relief and peace. Best part of the video by far.
This last summer I was on the crew that was repaving the road in the thumbnail and the next road over someone got shot, prince george's downtown is not safe...
When your standing by the train bridge, is that smog in the background or smoke from forest fires?
It was really hard to tell. The smoke did come in later that day but that area did seem to be foggier than the Downtown area.
Fire smoke. Our smog isn't that bad in the daytime.
No its the pulp mill
@@kbfmattroblox probably is, it's way so many move out of there
I love Prince George
PG is funny. Bears are all over I got chased by a bear in the middle of town.
Jezz, come with me in my cab for a trip into martin Grove and Albion. Then we can go to Oakwood and Rogers. We will Finnish up at driftwood court. What are you talking about? Means streets of PG ohhhh. Its dangerous because if I spent 5 days there I would jump off a bridge.
lol Wasabi Sushi Wonton House’s bento box… You’re right, it’s just OK. My wife and I was there for a few years. Met some amazing neighbours and had great coworkers. We initially loved living there, but in the end, it still felt a bit too remote for us.
I never realized that the name of that restaurant is this legendary..😂
@@SayuRinpoche Yeah, it’s like they want to capture every Asian cuisine in their name 🤣 Nice people though. Always friendly.
Great video!
Thank you! 🙏
all cities in canada are mcuh safer than any cities in uSA......i guess......
I think your guess sounds about right!
I've lived in prince george my whole life and the crime is only in certain parts of the city, i live up in the hart so there isnt much crime up there but in the downtown area, definitely lick your car and hide anything of value in the center consol or glovebox
Lol I pictured someone lick their car as I was reading this 😝
Funny auto spelling, that made me laugh
@lesliewoolnough7871 hahaha I didn't even notice till now. 😅🤣
nothing to see here but i love it here so close to rugged wilderness and best camping within 2 hrs. drive in any direction
Yeah the pristine nature around the city is absolutely amazing
It ain't that bad is it, I lived here all my life 😅
Even in Thompson, Manitoba's case, I didn't realize it was ranked as "the most dangerous city in Canada" at the time of my visit. There are certainly places I feel unsafe the moment I got there and PG was certainly NOT one of them 🤠
Same and nothing happened to me
@@joeydepalmer4457 okay can u not there’s no reason for u to ruin fun
Queensway, through the hood, and even through some of downtown after dark.. dont do it.. during the day, yall are fine.. but dont go through there after dark, its a whole nother situation..
No North Battleford Sask is often ranked the most dangerous city in Canada
Try Prince Albert in SK lol
Thank you the video very beautiful but music to loud
Good Stories.
Every time I see a list of the top 10 or 20 lists of worst cities in Canada the majority (90+%) are all west of Ontario and the further west you go the worst it gets right up to Vancouver which is quickly becoming the Sanfranshitco of Canada.
My uncle is doctor in prince George from 17 years
He never experienced any mishapening
College Heights is a nice place 😅
@@alfabius7042 omg . How you know this 😱. He is really in college heights near Walmart . Are you there too ?
That's where the rich people live. He's a physician. there is no way he lives in Prince George with all the murderers and drug addicts. Literally down town exploded 2 months ago. Luckily, nobody was killed, but it seems like somebody is murdered at least once a week. If your uncle tells you this place is nice, it's because he lives in a nice place and hasn't seen the real thing because he doesn't have exposure. Prince George is where dreams and lives come to an end.
@@alfabius7042 hmm genuine information . So that's the reason behind lower houses rate
How's the Northern British Columbia University there? + the job availability
Hi! UNBC is a major, accredited public university. Depending on which field of work you would likely to get into, but I'm sure UNBC has programs that tailor towards the local job market!
@@SayuRinpoche yeah from what i seen its more aimed to toward the Environmental area, my fieled is more related to Microbiology and i dont think the Northern British Columbia safer from any type of pollution
University is awesome!
Good video. If you stay the night, lock your car and do not leave anything visible. I used to live there years ago. I remember the witchy bylaw female officer. She had short blonde hair and could have passed as Adolph's daughter in attitude and appearance. At least they do not put toxic fluoride in the water.
There is about 5 square miles no use being there unless your one of em.
But there's hundereds of square miles for the rest of us.
It is sad how divided we are as people, we should act like we’re all living on one space ship we are floating in a vast space, we have been blessed with a beautiful world and we have participated in messing it up so we should be working together to clean it up , being more careful with nature, and extremely careful with people it sounds like the area is in need of Mentors mentorship program ( based on the comments ) we are so close but so far apart
I read that NY and TO have the highest murder per cap., not mentioning it to make it sound like it’s a competition ,
Though recently it feels like people are becoming closer again and working harder to make things right. God Bless
Like Pink Floyed said United we stand , divided we fall ,
I love how the Columbus hotel burns down then they build a building of all wood 😂 prince George logic some northern hooligans when I grew up there Lotsa guns Lotsa crime I went back recently for a visit it's really chilled out still a shit hole but my shithole miss ya pgee
Maybe the charred surface was a tribute to the former Columbus hotel? 🤔
They built a apartment upside down so they still made it into a apartment or hotel its the one by the rolling mix concrete arena.
I live there bro💀
We were at the farmers market and there where so many drug dealers
I live there in Pg it’s not that bad
My Aunt went to the Coast Hotel and the next morning her car was broken into, She had a laptop, A Watch In there but the person who broke into it Literally just stole a pair of SANDALS.
Crackhead shii😂
after seeng the pictures of this city? one thing to my mind, turn off! 😮🤢. the Sahara desert 😂
Try montreal.
One day! 🙏
@@SayuRinpoche
If you think prince george is dangerous !
I suggest you don't take a walk in the northern part of Montreal at night.
@@SayuRinpoche
If you want to try some real dangerous place :
Atlanta, Detroit, Memphis.
Or worst :
Juarez, Nuevo Laredo.
😉💥
This place is beautiful. lived there for five months and always had an adventure exploring !! great for the outdoor lover!! Not a place for city slickers !!!
👍😎🇨🇦😱
My mom grew up in Prince George and lost like 5 of her friends to drugs and gang violence and has had a gun held to her head so I’d say probably not a nice place to grow up in
😯 That's sad to hear!
Sorry for your mum, but I am growing up here and as long as you are smart and stay in the right places, its quite nice
Your mom sounds like the problem... Prince George is awesome place to grow up if you're not a criminal
@@bean-fro-yo it's quite nice, well that's sold it
What are the demographics of Prince George?
I was born in Prince George so I was born in one of the most dangerous cities in Canada
@@joeydepalmer4457 I have never been called provost in my life
@@joeydepalmer4457 I lived there for like year I was a baby
Brampton is the worst city in Canada
there is no reason to go to PG. The place is a hole. Even in its heyday, the 60's 70's, none of the residents or govt put much money into the place, and it shows today. People either spent all their money in the bars, or on pickups or if they were smart, they banked their money and moved somewhere civilized when they retired. This is rather common for most small and mid sized cities esp in the north. The housing and infrastructure could be described as decrepit or subpar at best. Places like PG never get much resources from either the province or ottawa, thus places like PG become basically dumping grounds that receive the bare minimum to keep the place going. Guess what Victoria's biggest worry is? A mass exodus from PG (and similar areas) to the lower mainland where they will spike the crime rate and increase congestion in an already overcrowded region. So its a dilemma, send insufficient resources so PG cant really cope, but you need to send just enough to prevent a exodus southwards.
Are there lots of Asians??? Or you're the only one?
You made PG look boring, Iv been there lots but only in the winter, great skiing, Tabor, Purden, Powder King, real BC sking, probably tons of great MTB to...
Nice try on your narrative of how PrGeorge came to be the hub of the north. For near a hundred years the two main rivers( PG is at their confluence) were the trains of supply here in the north. Ferries and cargo boats were the only access here. It is for this reason that we grew into the hub of the north. Trains came MUCH later!! You never even mentioned the Nechako River! It enters the Fraser right where you were standing at the train trestle! You should bone up on its history before doing your" informative" narratives !
In 2011 I can see why PG was ranked the worst, and is still a bad place 100% of everything that happens only 90% of it is told to the public(put on news), there is many places you didn't go or show in PG that are very bad. PG is full of violence and drugs then alot of other cities it's size. I was living there in 2011.
But as for now I wouldn't say PG is the baddest place, I believe winnipeg is the worst. Just like anywhere 90% of all crime and deaths are not shared to the public.
Lot of good people there as well.
They say if you can survive in PG you can survive anywhere.
@@johnathonroberts465 doubt that surviving in PG will help you survive in Caracas
I lived there for a couple of years.
Sorry but you saw nothing. The most racist place I've been in! Too many drunks. If you're Italian and wanna be part of the community... Forget it!! The same people I helped by volunteering at the Salvation army, and San Vincent De Paul. Two times I had to defend myself against some yahoos
The place is a dump!!!
That's rather an unfortunate experience ☹️. Yes there were some issues like what you mentioned that I did see with my eyes when I was there (but I didn't record on camera). Been living in smaller cities the size of Prince George for parts of my life before I can say yes it is very challenging - especially just for folks over there to really understand who you are. They did rely on lots of false stereotypes and firmly believed you are an embodiment of such and didn't want to listen to what you say about yourself 😅. PG has a lot of potentials but I certainly hope one day it'll be a place where people like both you and I can live comfortably (considering no one can change the cold winter and all the mosquitoes in summer, that'll probably never happen😂). Thanks for sharing your comment amici!
@@SayuRinpoche you should go to terrace bc the hub of the northwest 10hrs west of pg.
our mayor was pleading for help do out high crime per capita and everything is overpriced.
i live there and always pack protection last night just after 7pm on my police scanner someone got a gang beatdown for there groceries.
today a 16yr old kid got attacked by a knife at pizza hot.
knife crime drugs gangs hookers we got it all.
we even have 4 weed stores 5 liquer stores and a free needle store.
get fed up on drugs or booze stab someone for there pizza then visit a healing center for abit.
i have irl terrace vids on my channel or just look up my town.
You could have just said that it has a lot of issues in places! It is no more of a dump then the next place 😫
We are not Italions, we are Italians@@joeydepalmer4457
No one is gonna come to you and badmouth Italians@@joeydepalmer4457, a person must be part of what he or she is suffering, weather they are an ethnic group, or choose how to live. No one will publicly talk bad about a race unless they are drunk or really off. I have suffered different and more ways of making a person feel like crap in Prince George than all my travels put together.
Full of Native offices for handouts!🙄
Do you're homework