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MORGAN MODJESKI \/ FREE PRESS<\/p>\n
Residents of the 17-storey Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corp. building at 375 Assiniboine Ave. say it has security issues that put tenants at risk.<\/p>\n
Pointing to loud arguments, signs of drug use and other problematic behaviour, she said she\u2019d like the government to do more to identify people coming and going from the building. The 17-storey building is managed by the Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corp.<\/p>\n
She said at times, men have tried to follow her inside, or people have shown up randomly at her door<\/p>\n
She recalled an incident last year in which someone was bear-maced and the noxious substance spread throughout the vents.<\/p>\n
She said right now, the security on site overnight, takes a passive approach to issues at the building.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir job is not really to intervene if anything happens,\u201d she said. \u201cThey\u2019ll just watch from inside the door. Because I\u2019ve had incidents where I\u2019ve tried to get their help and they\u2019ve just watched from inside the room.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Tuesday evening, there was no visible security at the building, but there was an empty desk just inside the lobby.<\/p>\n
One longtime resident, who didn\u2019t want their name published, said while maintenance and upkeep is fine, some people in the building \u2014 many of whom are not tenants \u2014 are the source of concern.<\/p>\n
He said while there is overnight security, more should be done to keep non-tenants out of the building, saying some people \u201chave no fear of the law.\u2019<\/p>\n
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\u201cI don\u2019t feel safe living anywhere in Winnipeg,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt one time, people had some dignity, respect, but now, it\u2019s like they do whatever they want \u2026 in my day, if you were a bad person, you got punished, now they\u2019re treated like a child; they\u2019re put in timeout.\u201d<\/p>\n
Angelo Rizzuto, who has only been living in the building for three months, said he doesn\u2019t feel unsafe.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just like anywhere else; you just live your life the way you do and keep to yourself,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s been pretty quiet for the most part.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 Morgan Modjeski<\/p>\n
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