Sheppard West

A close neighbourhood is being rebranded. What does that mean for us?

In an eerie reminder of the gossip about Mafia presence in our backyard, an abandoned car following an accident had been found to have a few weapons.

Although crime happens in many areas of Toronto (for instance, a string of robberies prompted a police warning in the East end just days ago), here we report on happenings in our area.

The Toronto Star, under the signature of Laurie Monsebraaten, social justice reporter , publishes a longer article on the needs of this neighbourhood as well as interviews with a number of citizens.

The unfortunate events of the past few days included an accident and stabbing. Quite a few crimes took place elsewhere in our city, but here we cover our neighbourhood alone.

As expected, the aftermath of the Paris Attacks has brought more recriminations and discrimination against Muslims. A recent such event exploded in suburban Toronto.

While out of our area, this stabbing is sufficiently close to concern our association.