A nearly century-old hardware store in the heart of Toronto’s LGBTQ2S+ village is looking at closing its doors if the safety situation in the neighbourhood doesn’t improve.
After working at the store for more than two decades, owner Steve Dawson is looking at closing-up shop.Dawson said Sunday morning, for the fourth time so far this year, his window was smashed. On top of frequent thefts, he said staff have been spit on and physically assaulted, adding he has watched the Church-Wellesley neighbourhood steadily decline to beyond a crisis.“Every time there’s a ding dong, the hairs on the back of our heads stand up, every time we have to greet somebody,” he said.
“We’re protesting for security and safety in our village,” Parsons told CTV News Toronto. “We really need to bring attention to this area and Village because there are days we feel like we are under siege.” “I witnessed a fight or a brawl between four individuals, and there were security guards looking over but they weren’t engaging, they weren’t deescalating the situation,” area-resident and clothing store worker Sam Keller said., said he wants the city and The 519 to take more responsibility.
“I think it’s everyone’s responsibility to make sure we have a community that’s safe, we’re working really closely neighbourhood residents, community safety tables, the city, at the end of the day we can only do so much,” The 519 said. Dawson said the issue is not about unhoused people nearby, but ongoing violence, harassment and vandalism.
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