Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue city administrators says they’re not getting enough help from Montreal police to enforce two-metre COVID-19 social distancing rules, and that the lack of proper policing is jeopardizing the health and safety of residents.
The problem, the say, is most acute on Ste-Anne Street, the main artery through the city when the weather is warm and people flock outdoors. “It is very difficult on a small street like this, a narrow street like this, to get people to respect it,” Mayor Paola Hawa told Global News. “It’s crowds on the streets, it’s bikes on our main road when the rules are one behind the other, but they ride three or four deep side by side.” With warm weather on the way — including the upcoming Victoria Day long