WHY ARE KNIVES BEING SOLD IN CONVENIENCE STORES?

Residents, community groups and business owners have shared concerns with city council about knives being sold at local stores. It is obvious from looking at these knives that they are dangerous and there were 532 knife-related events in the downtown core alone last year including a number of homicides.

In April, City administration was asked to look at how to best address the problem of knives being sold in convenience stores. The City is limited in what it can do to prohibit the sale of knives since it is the federal government that rules over criminal matters involving knives and prohibited weapons.