In light of “recent events in the downtown,” Mayor Brian Bigger said he has called a meeting tomorrow with other local community leaders to discuss a way forward.
This includes Greater Sudbury Police Chief Paul Pedersen, medical officer of health Dr. Penny Sutcliffe, the Downtown Sudbury BIA, Canadian Mental Health Association Sudbury/Manitoulin, and Greater Sudbury city councillors Fern Cormier, Joscelyne Landry-Altmann and Geoff McCausland.
Bigger said he will update the public on the results of the meeting.
On Friday, Bigger, Pederson and Sutcliffe issued a combined public statement, pledging to keep community members safe in the downtown.
There have been a couple of recent violent incidents downtown, including a fatal stabbing on Elm Street Oct. 14, and another stabbing on Sunday evening in front of the provincial building on Cedar Street that left a man with critical injuries.
There was also a fatal stabbing near the former Pita Pit location on Cedar Street in November 2019, very close to where Sunday night’s stabbing occurred.
