With Edmonton’s municipal election less than three weeks away, small businesses in the city are asking mayoral candidates to keep them in mind, while one business owner here in Chinatown hopes whoever is elected mayor will focus on crime.

“There’s more awareness, but the occurrences of crime, I don’t think have slowed down,” said Chip Tang, the owner of Hong Kong Bakery.

Tang says that over three years after two men were killed in an unprovoked attack nearby. Adding that crime and homelessness are still issues in the neighbourhood.

“Luckily, it’s not violent, but it’s just minor crime, broken windshield, broken glass,” said Tang.

Adding to Tang’s frustration, he says, is what he feels is a lack of consultation from city leaders when it comes to social agencies in the area and even cons

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