Two stabbed in Chinatown incidents
Two men were stabbed in separate incidents in Chinatown, one on Tuesday night, the other on Wednesday morning. This follows recent reports of concerns from Chinatown merchants that the area is becoming unsafe.
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Ian 16:27 on 2023-08-02 Permalink
To be fair there’s always been a pretty big contingent of homelessness there, beggars on Gauchetiere, hangouts on the St-Urbain benches, and people sleeping on the south side of Viger … this isn’t a “new” problem by any stretch.
I used to walk over to St Larry to catch the bus from my glass office tower job on Beaver Hall when I worked downtown and it was pretty heartbreaking every single day.
Kate 16:40 on 2023-08-02 Permalink
True enough. Guys have camped on that thin grassy strip facing the Chinatown Holiday Inn on and off for years.
Blork 08:58 on 2023-08-03 Permalink
The difference could be the number of homeless now in that area, and/or the cohort. As in, maybe the rougher-edged ones didn’t used to spend much time there and now they’re moving in and possibly replacing the usual folks.