Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi wants to add social workers and mental health specialists to downtown police patrols and the transit system.
The proposal will be funded by $ 5 million already allocated by the provincial government in Alberta’s capital to revitalize its town center.
The money will also be used to create day shelter areas with Aboriginal organizations and to supplement the outreach program. YEG Ambassadors.
According to the mayor, the coalition responsible for downtown revitalization is ready to dedicate this envelope to its proposals.
We currently have no place to take it [les personnes qui vivent une crise de santé mentale]grievance of the mayor. We need short-term solutions without forgetting the work of prevention so that people do not become homeless and hopeless. This is the difficult balance we are trying to achieve.
Users and employees of the public transportation system have been complaining for months about increasing vandalism and violence in the Alberta capital. The city has already promised more peace officers, and Edmonton police have also promised to increase the number of patrol officers in downtown.
These were adopted unanimously by the committee. They have to go to the city council.
Source: Radio-Canada
