https://globalnews.ca/news/3761816/c...edium=Facebook
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ᴅᴀʟᴇ ᴄᴀʟᴋɪɴs @DaleCalkins
So disappointed in @SafewayCanada for how hostile they made the plaza in @kensingtonYYC. Ugly anti-people features aren't CPTED. #yycplan
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This has been making its round on social media today, The Kensington Safeway has installed barriers along the concrete ledge infront of the store. Some are calling it Anti-Human, I personally 100% fully support Safeway in this decision. Living down in Sunnyside, this has always been a hub for shady characters. Either its panhandling, aggressive drunks, ect. It effects the store and the surrounding area.
It's not an overnight install this has been building up over the past couple years. Look at the bathroom, the thing looks like a drunk tank - not a grocery store washroom. I'd rather use the space toilet on 17th Ave over the one in Sunnyside.
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We’ve had a growing number of customer complaints over the years [that] as they enter the store they’re being solicited,” Sobeys West spokesperson Keri Scobie told Global News.
“We’ve tried a number of preventative measures but none of them have worked.”
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The BRZ is onboard with the decision as well.
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“I think it’s important for businesses to recognize what’s impacting their clients and their customers and we support that initiative,” spokesperson Ellen Parker said.
“People have commented to me and complained to me that they felt unsafe at certain hours of the day, just because of that population it attracts,” she said.
“As a business, it’s in their best interest to create a space that’s safe for their business.”
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