"You are far safer in a small business that cares than in a big-box store that cannot control what the population is doing."

Police said they were called to the area of Main Street and Danforth Avenue around 4 a.m. for reports of a man having been jumped and beaten.

"It's been really tough on businesses to not be open, so any easing of rules is welcomed."

"We're trying to make it as easy and convenient for consumers as possible because we're trying to nudge a behaviour change."

"I don't think a case like this has ever been before a Canadian court."

The sunset vigil began at 8:51 p.m. at Alexander the Great Parkette near Danforth and Logan avenues, which is where the shooting began last year.

"The first thing that I was thinking was actually my daughter. She was nine years old at that time and I said I cannot leave her. I'm not going die in here."

Monday marks one year since a gunman walked along Danforth Avenue, randomly shooting at people enjoying a summer night in Greektown.

"Not now," she thought as she lay on the ground in a pool of blood. "My life is not over."

The shooting was one of at least two others in the city overnight.