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The future of Edmonton’s Chinatown is in peril as the effects of COVID-19 continue to batter the community already grappling with safety issues and a large homeless population before the pandemic even struck.
A report presented by the Chinatown Transformation Collaborative Society of Edmonton (CTCYEG) to city council on Monday highlighted some of the challenges the area is facing, including crime and cleanliness. The report says Chinatown’s future is uncertain as the area has not kept up with the city’s growth.
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The future of Edmonton’s Chinatown is in peril as the effects of COVID-19 continue to batter the community already grappling with safety issues and a large homeless population before the pandemic even struck.
A report presented by the Chinatown Transformation Collaborative Society of Edmonton (CTCYEG) to city council on Monday highlighted some of the challenges the area is facing, including crime and cleanliness. The report says Chinatown’s future is uncertain as the area has not kept up with the city’s growth.
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The pandemic’s economic blow and its resulting spike in anti-Asian racism highlights the need for a federal action plan to revitalize the nation’s Chinatowns, say advocates.
A group representing six Chinatowns is calling for governments, particularly Ottawa, to support cultural, social, security, economic and infrastructure needs that have grown in the communities over decades, and have been laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“There’s no question Chinatowns across the country are going through various degrees of crisis and we need a national strategy,” B.C. Senator Yuen Pau Woo said during a virtual news conference Wednesday.
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The pandemic’s economic blow and its resulting spike in anti-Asian racism highlights the need for a federal action plan to revitalize the nation’s Chinatowns, say advocates.
A group representing six Chinatowns is calling for governments, particularly Ottawa, to support cultural, social, security, economic and infrastructure needs that have grown in the communities over decades, and have been laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Try refreshing your browser, or Amid anti-Asian hate, a call for government support of Chinatowns across Canada Back to video
“There’s no question Chinatowns across the country are going through various degrees of crisis and we need a national strategy,” B.C. Senator Yuen Pau Woo said during a virtual news conference Wednesday.
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