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Taste of the Danforth Draws Huge Crowds Despite Safety Fears
Organizers say they worked with police and emergency services on a comprehensive safety plan as the festival returns after a two-year hiatus.
- Thousands of people flooded Danforth Avenue on Saturday for the second day of the Taste of the Danforth, a popular street food festival in Toronto's Greektown that returned after a two-year hiatus with enhanced security measures.
- Police vowed to increase security at major street festivals following a deadly shooting last month at the Salsa on St. Clair festival. Police announced on Friday that two 18-year-olds were charged with first-degree murder in the July 11 attack.
- Howard Litchman, a festival spokesperson, said more than 100 restaurants are offering 24 different ethnic foods during the three-day event. Litchman stated organizers went "the extra mile" with security, adding, "The plan's in place... it's taken care of."
- Erwin Smith, who drove from Midland, Ont., to attend with friends, said the group planned to "go and have Souvlaki and Shawarma, and stop at another bar and have some more drinks and just enjoy the festivities."
- Some festivalgoers like Saqeeb Hassan and Enzo Perez argued that Toronto's overall safety statistics remain unchanged, making it unnecessary to avoid such events despite the recent shooting.
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