[Glenco]

Transit cops inspecting fare payment again today second time in just over a week. This time though they had mobile scanners to check the ARC cards.

 

[policyenthusiast]

The Ontario Minister of Health shut down 10 SCSs. Residents near the former SCS location are now complaining about increases in visible drug use and paraphernalia littered around.

Is Chinatown safer without a supervised consumption site? Neighbours say no​

 

[thommyjo]

The Ontario Minister of Health shut down 10 SCSs. Residents near the former SCS location are now complaining about increases in visible drug use and paraphernalia littered around.

Is Chinatown safer without a supervised consumption site? Neighbours say no​

Hospitals, recovery centres, prisons, mental health facilities. We need those.

 

[policyenthusiast]

Hospitals, recovery centres, prisons, mental health facilities. We need those.

It is difficult to overstate how much Edmonton does not need more prisons.

 

[Whatup]

I'm from Southeast Asia, have experience growing up and living in rough neighbourhoods, and fully support and understand the implementation of safe supply within the context of opioid recovery. Opioids in Asia too don't have the sheer toxicity of the North American drug supply. Opioids in Asia are also controlled by organized syndicates so quality control actually exists in these drug distribution and production networks.

Opioids everywhere are controlled by organized crime. Asian countries have very tough laws against Class A narcotics so you being from Southeast Asia must know this. Safe Supply is crazy and the jurisdictions that follow this policy pay a very heavy price for such foolish policy. Every police force in Canada is against these policies and the drugs given out as "safe supply" is being gobbled up by criminals and being resold. And how the people who thought of this nonsense didn't foresee this happening is truly baffling - its policy blinded by ideological ignorance.

 

[Whatup]

It is difficult to overstate how much Edmonton does not need more prisons.

Alberta's population is growing so Edmonton will need more prisons eventually.

 

[policyenthusiast]

Alberta's population is growing so Edmonton will need more prisons eventually.

Sure. Put them ANYWHERE else.

Edmonton gets three times more inmates put on the streets after their sentences than Calgary does. Even the prison near Red Deer brings their convicts here to drop them off. I get that rural communities don't have the capacity to accommodate prison releases, but Red Deer and Lethbridge are plenty big enough.

 

[Kosy123]

Sure. Put them ANYWHERE else.

Edmonton gets three times more inmates put on the streets after their sentences than Calgary does. Even the prison near Red Deer brings their convicts here to drop them off. I get that rural communities don't have the capacity to accommodate prison releases, but Red Deer and Lethbridge are plenty big enough.

Spread them around other medium sized cities in Alberta under the guise of decentralization from Edmonton and rural development initiatives bringing stable jobs and government investment to rural Alberta.

 

[Foolworm]

Fire destroys Capilano transit centre shelter

The bus shelter at the Capilano transit centre was destroyed by a fire early Saturday morning.

www.ctvnews.ca

Sigh...

 

[MacLac]

Seratonin high from destroying public property. I rank these scumbags right up there with Graffiti “artists.”

 

[policyenthusiast]

Seratonin high from destroying public property. I rank these scumbags right up there with Graffiti “artists.”

Death penalty for jaywalkers.

 

[YEG Bus Rider]

 

[EdwardEdm]

First time on the Capital/ Metro lines in 10 months+. Pretty impressed compared to the last few years I am happy to say, granted it is summer and nice outside. No encampments at all between 95 St and Stadium.
The plethora of wood where glass was and smashed glass in the northern most shelter at Stadium has only gotten worse from what I remember. That is embarrassing.

 

[Barnaby]

I was riding the train this week and noticed peace officers boarding trains to check for proof of payment. Tickets were handed out.

This was at the Churchill subway station.

 

[EdwardEdm]

I was riding the train this week and noticed peace officers boarding trains to check for proof of payment. Tickets were handed out.

This was at the Churchill subway station.

Thanks, I forgot to mention that. I did see a large peace officer presence, including riding the trains. Also saw a police officer in a station and police cars parked at a few stations. I did get fare checked on the Valley Line. Apart from their handheld being slow, that was fine. I heard it return an unhappy noise somewhere behind me and that person was hauled off at the next stop.