Saddle Ridge residents gathered at Savanna Bazaar in northeast Calgary for another community safety forum Thursday.
One month after Saddle Ridge residents and business owners called for help over social disorder at Savanna Bazaar shopping plaza, things appear to be improving for the northeast Calgary community.called for help over social disorder at Savanna Bazaar
"What we are hearing from residents is that some of that disorder has gone down. Less speeding they're hearing, they're feeling more safe, less stunting, donuting," Dhaliwal said. Coun. Raj Dhaliwal and a representative from the Calgary Police Service said work is ongoing to address vehicle stunting, speeding, fireworks and harassment at the plaza.
The Ward 5 councillor previously said he's received complaints about behaviour at the mall since he was elected in 2021, but it got worse during Diwali in 2023, which was in November that year. This year, Diwali begins on the morning of Oct. 31 and runs for about 26 hours. "People have commented on a significant drop in the social disorder issues, and some of the owners of some of these stores have also commented on how successful it has been so far," Shahein said.
Shahein said police are keeping tabs on other nearby plazas that could be affected as bad actors potentially move there from Savanna Bazaar.
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