Gasoline Alley business owners unite to fight crime
Gasoline Alley businesses are banding together in an effort to rid themselves of the pestilence that is rural crime.
Fifteen businesses on the west side of the QEII, from Turple Bros at the north end to Fas Gas at the south end, are using the ‘Great Neighbours’ concept to cover each other’s back.
Brenda Neufeld, Turple Bros co-owner and GM, is the group’s Block Connector and says a lack of deterrent has helped lead to crime becoming such a big problem.
“A lot of it comes down to having good morals in the first place, but the court system seems to be where there aren’t a lot of ramifications for the criminals,” she says. “It’s taking too long to get them to the court system and there are too many of them just getting a slap on the wrist.”