Gronk!
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I saw a few EPS officers and security guards in ECC during the lunch hour.
Something I have observed is you never see any police regularly patrolling in many areas downtown, despite what the politicians say.
I walk downtown every day and could count on one hand the number of times in the last 365 days I have seen police here in the last year (those were generally responding to incidents), yet we wonder why things have gotten so out of hand.
Something I have observed is you never see any police regularly patrolling in many areas downtown, despite what the politicians say.
I walk downtown every day and could count on one hand the number of times in the last 365 days I have seen police here in the last year (those were generally responding to incidents), yet we wonder why things have gotten so out of hand.
Agreed. I see beat cops downtown so rarely that I actually gasped once when I saw them a while back. Now that it's warm out I have seen them a couple of times on bicycles at least, but it would be nice to see more presence on the street instead of 5-7 officers all in ECC.Something I have observed is you never see any police regularly patrolling in many areas downtown, despite what the politicians say.
I walk downtown every day and could count on one hand the number of times in the last 365 days I have seen police here in the last year (those were generally responding to incidents), yet we wonder why things have gotten so out of hand.
I think more accurately, they drive by quickly in cars on the way to something else so they don't really notice what is going on.Or they patrol in cars
The training they have is for teams of 2. But I see them together in larger group. I do not know what or who does the training now but I helped train the first Calgary units and worked with EPS for 2 years. After about 5 years the CPS found that the bike cops high High arrest rates. And on one training day in the city core we saw quite a few offense being committed. Because the Perps did not expect to see cops on bikes. I suspect that has changed a lot. But having them around does still help.The problem I have with the bike cops is that they are often seen in groups of 4-6, even 8. Unsure if they were training or heading somewhere, but one would assume that groups of 2 would be more effective...
Halifax isn’t a good comparison to Edmonton or Calgary - a third the size of either and Nova Scotia has very different demographics than the prairie provinces. It’s a great city no doubt but has never had to cope with the social pressures experienced by Edmonton or Calgary.Just back from 3 days in Halifax.
A night and day experience to say the least compared to Edmonton and Calgary.
We stayed Downtown and walked ~20k steps a day covering most of the central part of the town; I had to confirm with my better half to ensure that my numbers were correct and indeed they were.
We were asked for change twice, quite nicely I might add.
We saw almost zero open hard drug use... possibly once in 72hrs and literally no needles or pipes.
We saw very few, maybe 2-3 folks who were deep into something and clearly needing assistance of some kind.
We saw a couple broken windows and very little overall damage to public infrastructure.
We don't recall feces or smells of urine in many of the vestibules.
Not once were either of us threatened nor feeling uncomfortable given the amount of 'normalized' activity in the area.
We didn't see the usual groups of BMX/backpack folks going into parkades or being aggressive in public areas.
My better half felt comfortable walking back alone post-dinner.
It was remarkably pleasant, comfortable and encouraging that an urban core can be like that in this day and age.
It also reminded me how far cities in Alberta (among others) have fallen.
That city doesn’t have a fraction the size of an indigenous population compared to us either…..soHalifax isn’t a good comparison to Edmonton or Calgary - a third the size of either and Nova Scotia has very different demographics than the prairie provinces. It’s a great city no doubt but has never had to cope with the social pressures experienced by Edmonton or Calgary.
Halifax isn’t a good comparison to Edmonton or Calgary - a third the size of either and Nova Scotia has very different demographics than the prairie provinces. It’s a great city no doubt but has never had to cope with the social pressures experienced by Edmonton or Calgary.
Disagree. Any major urban centre is a good comparison.
As pointed out, Halifax is far too small, with a different ethnical, cultural and historical backgrounds.Disagree. Any major urban centre is a good comparison.