Public benches at the corner of Bank and Cooper streets have been removed after complaints from city residents and businesses that the benches are a magnet for homeless people and drug dealers. 
Kathleen Johansen, Centretown NewsBank Street cafe owner Javaid Malik complained about benches near his business.
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More money sought for crime prevention
City council has expressed support for a bid to reduce crime in the city by bolstering social services and focusing more on the prevention of criminal activity than on punishment.
Province may block teen access to tanning salons
Teenagers might soon be shut out of tanning salons if some city councillors are successful in lobbying the provincial government to put an age restriction on tanning beds for youth 18 years old and under.
Bellman gets award for selfless deed
Sampson Nabigon says he did what he felt needed to be done for a distraught guest at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. What the guest needed was transportation to get back to her family in Belleville after her father’s sudden death. So Nabigon volunteered to drive her home.
Kylie Fox, Centretown NewsSampson Nabigon drove a distressed guest at the Crowne Plaza Hotel home to Belleville.