A group of business owners within the Old Strathcona Business Association (OSBA) have reached out to the city for help.
On Tuesday, the OSBA launched a letter campaign encouraging the city and provincial government to help make the area safer. Many businesses have seen an increase in violence or vandalism in the area, leading to window’s being smashed and the general public feeling less safe.
Cherie Klassen is the executive director of the OSBA and says in addition to the businesses feeling the uptick in crime, survey’s from the city indicate many tourists aren’t feeling safe.
The association has four main asks including cameras, street outreach team and more policing.
The OSBA praised a recent government announcement earlier in September with the focus of preventing crime in the cores of Edmonton and Calgary including a crackdown on open air drug use but the association says they desperately need it in Old Strathcona.
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