Old North End Is Becoming A Better Neighbourhood

The Old North End is not a writeoff and the neighbourhood is slowly changing for the better..........That, from the President of One Change Scott Crawford who has spent ten years in the neighbourhood trying to make things better. 

Crawford tells CHSJ News he can understand why other Saint Johnners might think that if they're unfamiliar with the neighbourhood.
 
Crawford estimates there are something like 18 hundred people who live in the old North End and likely less than a dozen who cause the trouble but reports in the media tend to concentrate on crime and fires which give a negative impression of the community to other Saint Johnners. 

He points to Victoria Park as an example of change for the better where in the summer you see neighbourhood festivals and cultural events taking place.