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A councillor is calling for more liquor inspectors on Elgin Street in the wake of the weekend stabbing death of Jabeir Jemmie.
“I have been concerned for quite some time about the very few provincial liquor licence inspectors who work for the AGCO,” said Coun. Diane Holmes of Somerset Ward, which covers Elgin Street. “They have an enormous number of restaurants and bars to oversee, and so in my opinion there is very little enforcement of the matters that bars are dealing with.”
The 21-year old Algonquin College engineering student died in hospital Saturday from multiple stab wounds. It was the city’s fourth homicide of the year. It is believed that Jemmie was involved in a fight inside the Living Room nightclub and was tossed out of the bar.
“A lot of the fights that happen outside of bars and inside bars is as a result of people having too much alcohol,” said Holmes, adding she’s concerned with over-serving of alcohol in some establishments, which more oversight could combat. “I find there’s very little enforcement of (over-serving) which is a basic problem that leads to some of this kind of violence. I’m sure there are other factors as well, but this is a major factor.”
It is not known whether the Living Room nightclub has been inspected. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario could not be reached Monday afternoon for comment.
Holmes said police usually do an Elgin Street “blitz” at the beginning of the season, educating bars on their responsibilities. But that may not be enough.
“We always need more police presence,” said Holmes, “but there has to be some responsibility by the bar as well.”
Some business owners on Elgin Street are concerned for the safety of patrons in the area.
Mike Coughlan, owner of The Standard, a bar located next door to the Living Room, describes the street as a vibrant community and “a place where people go have fun,” but having a violent incident happen so close to his restaurant worries him.
He said that he hasn’t noticed an increased police presence on Elgin following Jemmie’s death.
Following the incident, Coughlan said he talked about the homicide with his staff, reminding them to continue to be vigilant about “not letting people in who might cause a problem in our establishment.”
Coughlan said that Jemmie wasn’t a customer at The Standard the night of the stabbing.
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“I have been concerned for quite some time about the very few provincial liquor licence inspectors who work for the AGCO,” said Coun. Diane Holmes of Somerset Ward, which covers Elgin Street. “They have an enormous number of restaurants and bars to oversee, and so in my opinion there is very little enforcement of the matters that bars are dealing with.”
The 21-year old Algonquin College engineering student died in hospital Saturday from multiple stab wounds. It was the city’s fourth homicide of the year. It is believed that Jemmie was involved in a fight inside the Living Room nightclub and was tossed out of the bar.
“A lot of the fights that happen outside of bars and inside bars is as a result of people having too much alcohol,” said Holmes, adding she’s concerned with over-serving of alcohol in some establishments, which more oversight could combat. “I find there’s very little enforcement of (over-serving) which is a basic problem that leads to some of this kind of violence. I’m sure there are other factors as well, but this is a major factor.”
It is not known whether the Living Room nightclub has been inspected. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario could not be reached Monday afternoon for comment.
Holmes said police usually do an Elgin Street “blitz” at the beginning of the season, educating bars on their responsibilities. But that may not be enough.
“We always need more police presence,” said Holmes, “but there has to be some responsibility by the bar as well.”
Some business owners on Elgin Street are concerned for the safety of patrons in the area.
Mike Coughlan, owner of The Standard, a bar located next door to the Living Room, describes the street as a vibrant community and “a place where people go have fun,” but having a violent incident happen so close to his restaurant worries him.
He said that he hasn’t noticed an increased police presence on Elgin following Jemmie’s death.
Following the incident, Coughlan said he talked about the homicide with his staff, reminding them to continue to be vigilant about “not letting people in who might cause a problem in our establishment.”
Coughlan said that Jemmie wasn’t a customer at The Standard the night of the stabbing.
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