Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown

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Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown is part of the Rexdale neighbourhood in the northwestern area of Etobicoke, in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Some new residents to Toronto and some new immigrants to Canada are attracted to this neighbourhood, mainly because there is a large amount of affordable public housing.

The community, once home to a large Anglo-Saxon population, experienced a large influx of citizens from Eastern Europe, Asia and the Caribbean. The impact of the various cultures has led to a communal diversity that can be said to be unparalleled in any are of such small size. The North Albion Collegiate Institute located on Kipling and Mount Olive, has for years held showcases for the Asian and South East Asian Communities; attracting audiences from far and wide. Directly Across the street, the St. Andrews School and Father Henry Carr Secondary school, reflect the Catholic tradition and culture that is shared by many resident Filipinos, Assyrians and Chaldeans.

The Albion Center (formerly Known As "Albion Mall") Is the Main Shopping venue in the area. Containing a variety of small boutiques and stores, the Albion Center also contains such franchises as Pizza Pizza, Canadian Tire and Shoppers Drug Mart. The Albion Cinemas, have been operating since before 1994 and are still in operation. The cinemas, well known for their broadcasts of modern Bollywood/Indian/Asian Films has attracted many to this location.

In May 2006, Toronto Police apprehended 106 members of the "Jamestown Crew" in the largest gang sweep in Toronto's history. In total, there were over 1,000 charges laid in the anti-gang offensive called Project XXX.[1] Sometimes known by the nickname Doomstown because of its reputation as a poor neighbourhood ridden with gang violence, the neighbourhood was the setting of the 2006 Canadian television movie Doomstown. In practicality; the Jamestown projects lie out of the Silverstone Mount Olive Boundaries. The Jamestown Housing complex have long been associated with this area, but in fact make up their own separate enclave within the city. In contrast to areas in Toronto's downtown core, issues relating to drug trafficking and violence are typically "interest specific" crimes. In other words, those who are not involved with drugs, would typically have no reports of being solicited drugs, or subject to unprovoked crimes while in the area.

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  1. ^ CityNews report

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