Edmonton Chinatown

• Downtown Edmonton safety still a work in progress

  As people report they still feel unsafe in Edmonton's downtown and surrounding areas, both the city and province are promising to continue work to increase public safety.

  Crime

  Jul 7
  
• Chinatown advocate is 1st provincial appointee to Edmonton Police Commission

  The Alberta government gained the power to appoint members in December with the passing of the Police Amendment Act.

  Canada

  Jun 21
  
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• Inside the fight to make Edmonton’s Chinatown a destination again

  In the last installment of a three-part series, Global News looks at efforts to revitalize Chinatown and how economic development can help deter crime.

  Features

  Jun 11
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• What has been done to improve safety in Edmonton’s core — and is it working?

  In a three-part series, Global News will examine actions taken to improve safety in Edmonton, and talk to residents to see if they feel like the problems are getting better.

  Crime

  Jun 9
• Memorial held to remember 2 Edmonton men killed in Chinatown 1 year ago

  It's been one year since Hung Trang and Ban Phuc Hoang were randomly attacked and killed in two separate assaults in Edmonton's Chinatown.

  Crime

  May 19
• UCP won’t make provincial police decision before election, but says other safety projects are working

  'The biggest complaint that I’m getting right now is that people in the community want more and they want it permanent.'

  Crime

  Mar 3
• Edmonton councillors approve sale of 2 plots of land in Quarters to affordable housing developers

  The land will be used to get the city closer to its goal of developing 2,700 new affordable housing units in Edmonton by 2026, the city said.

  Canada

  Mar 1
• Demolition of former Edmonton Remand Centre to start this year

  Demolition of the building, which was built in 1979 and decommissioned in 2019, will start in June of this year and is expected to take 18 months.

  Canada

  Feb 15
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• Sheriffs in downtown Edmonton ‘not at all an answer to community wellbeing’: housing advocate

  "All that more enforcement does on the streets is it either hides or moves around a problem, but it makes no contribution to resolving the problem," said Jim Gurnett.

  Crime

  Feb 2
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• Province, EPS announce pilot program to increase officer presence in Edmonton’s downtown

  Alberta Sheriffs, the province and EPS will roll out a 15-week pilot program that will see sheriffs patrolling Edmonton's downtown in hopes of reducing crime.

  Crime

  Feb 1