Safety groups to improve coordination, says Winnipeg mayor – Winnipeg [Video]

Winnipeg’s mayor is promising to improve inner-city safety by improving communication and coordination among the numerous safety groups already working in the area.

Mayor Scott Gillingham called the Safe Winnipeg Initiative a “blanket of safety” for Winnipeg’s West End and Downtown. He toured some West End businesses Monday afternoon with Winnipeg Police Board Chair Markus Chambers, Daniel McIntyre Coun. Cindy Gilroy, Winnipeg West End BIZ Executive Director Joe Kornelsen, and other City of Winnipeg representatives.

Angela Hyland has owned and operated Flowers in Bloom on Ellice Avenue for the past 10 years. She told Global News she’s arrived at work to find graffiti scrawled on her storefront and has had to install shatterproof windows and a pricey surveillance camera system. Some potential thieves have climbed the brick wall into the shop’s backyard. Even so, Hyland acknowledges that her business hasn’t been targeted as often as many others in the area.

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