Let's Not Lose Sight Of A Couple Of Things

* the violence and criminal activity is being perpetrated by a very small group in the community.
* the majority of the community still needs to bear the shame and guilt because of their reluctance/fear to co-operate with the police.
* the judicial system is a failure. The police do their job and the cretins are out on the street before the ink is dry on the booking sheets. The police are hampered by politicos who continually have them under a microscope and use the race card.
* The media and community need to do more to highlight the successes within the community.

Fear at the corner of guns 'n' drugs

There were always warning voices about the haste of highrise development. But precious little hope

Jane and Finch. What started as an urban planning dream quickly became a disaster and developed into a notorious neighbourhood where youth go to die or go prior to jail. Through its problems, though studied to death, it has been plagued by a history of inaction that continues to leave its youth at risk of falling through the cracks. Mark and Yomi fell -- but managed to drag theselves back up. Here are their stories.