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Ivory Lane Collective owner Amanda Carchidi took to social media this week to remind her customers they have begun locking their doors during business hours after she noticed a sudden rise in thefts and harassment at her store. When SooToday visited Carchidi’s store on Tuesday, her team had just installed a doorbell — a system she describes as a “growing trend” for Queen Street establishments.
Just down the street, the team at Algoma Bicycle Company have kept their doors locked during operating hours for nearly a year now. While the timeline of the project is currently unknown, the new police station is expected to eventually employ 17 officers and cost $3.6 million, spread over four years.
In a phone interview with SooToday, Mayor Matthew Shoemaker said the issue of locking doors “shouldn’t be normal” and he remains hopeful the police service's budget increase of around $5 million will help mitigate these concerns.