Moncton program to help business owners cover cost of break-ins, other crime
Downtown represents 27 per cent of the city's gross domestic product and this pilot project is a way to protect those businesses, but some argue the funding just isn't enough.
#Canada #MonctonCrime #SmallBusinesses
https://globalnews.ca/news/11769968/moncton-cost-of-crime-small-businesses/

Moncton program to help business owners cover cost of break-ins, other crime
Downtown represents 27 per cent of the city's gross domestic product and this pilot project is a way to protect those businesses, but some argue the funding just isn't enough.
#Canada #MonctonCrime #SmallBusinesses
https://globalnews.ca/news/11769968/moncton-cost-of-crime-small-businesses/

Fix up or fork out: Edmonton to hike taxes on neglected business properties
Under the new tax subclass targeting derelict commercial buildings, owners could see a jump in their taxes by up to 57 per cent if they don't fix up or demolish them.
#Canada #Crime #Money #Politics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11748081/edmonton-to-hike-taxes-on-neglected-business-properties/

2 men deported over alleged roles in extortions targeting Edmonton's South Asian community, police say
Edmonton police along with federal law enforcement deported two men for their connection to extortion schemes targeting business owners in the city's South Asian community. Similar criminal schemes have seen businesses burned across Edmonton in recent years.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-arson-extortion-9.7134566?cmp=rss