City of Edmonton officials promise plans are already in place to combat disorder downtown and on transit.<\/p>\n
City manager Andre Corbould outlined Wednesday morning how the city would respond to an order from the justice minister for a safety plan. On Thursday, Tyler Shandro invoked section 30 of Alberta’s Police Act directing the city to boost police presence in problem areas.<\/p>\n
Corbould said the city’s response should include a letter from the mayor and a written plan with immediate, near-term, and longer-term actions.<\/p>\n
His presentation provided more detail on actions being undertaken in the city’s Chinatown neighbourhood. On Tuesday, hundreds showed up at city hall to demand action after two prominent community members of the neighbourhood were killed.<\/p>\n
City council approved $300,000 in funding that day to address immediate needs, which Corbould said Friday morning would go toward\u00a0funding private security.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A Chinatown recovery fund is also being set up through the city manager’s office, using $1 million from the financial stabilization fund. A committee to disperse the funds will need to be established, Corbould said.<\/p>\n
Other additional steps planned include improving the streetscape, installing public washrooms, and cleaning up needles, roads, and alleyways.<\/p>\n
Work already underway<\/h2>\n
Corbould said the province would be provided with a comprehensive overview of some of the plans underway, including the community safety and well-being strategy approved on Tuesday<\/a> and the anti-racism strategy approved in February<\/p>\n
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