Harbin Gate News Today

The City of Edmonton is renewing its strategy to revitalize Chinatown, which for several years has been plagued with crime and social disorder.

In the last installment of a three-part series, Global News looks at efforts to revitalize Chinatown and how economic development can help deter crime.

In the last installment of a three-part series, Global News looks at efforts to revitalize Chinatown and how economic development can help deter crime.

With the Lunar New Year upon us, many in Edmonton's Chinatown are taking stock of the year that was and looking forward as the Year of the Rabbit begins.

From the imported Chinese tiles, to its decorative dragons and lucky lion statues, the Harbin Gate stood as a meaningful symbol of friendship and belonging in Chinatown for 30 years.

In December, councillors approved $6 million for the planning, design and delivery of a new Harbin Gate. The new gate will be on 97th Street, immediately north of Jasper Avenue.

As Edmonton city councillors continue to work on making Chinatown safer and cleaner in the wake of recent homicides, attention turned Wednesday to improving infrastructure in the area.

Edmonton's Chinatown, unable to keep up with the city's growth, was struggling long before the pandemic and the LRT construction that cuts right through it.

The Scene, featuring work from Chinese-Canadian artist Yong Fei Guan. 塑胶狮 Sujiao Shi, Yong Fei Guan’s pair of sculptures were made in response to two recent events: the City of Edmonton’s 2017 decision to remove two Chinese guardian lions that flanked the Harbin Gate, and China’s 2018 announcement that it would no longer accept most plastic recyclables from other countries. Yong Fei Guan’s lions are made entirely from household plastic waste, and memorialize the displacement of...