‘It makes no sense,’ Toronto building had to tell its residents to stop throwing feces at electrical workers – NOW Toronto

Many Torontonians are appalled after learning that some residents at a St. James Town apartment building were throwing feces at electrical contractors working to restore power to some units. 

A letter about the incident  was sent to residents at 77 Howard St. last week and was shared on Reddit. According to the building’s management company, Wellesley-Parliament Square (WPSQ), electrical contractors were there to restore power to some units following last Tuesday’s historic rain storm.

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“Dear residents, it has come to our attention that a small group of residents are repeatedly interfering, threatening, and/or harassing members of the electrical contracting team,” the letter reads.

“Reports of unacceptable behaviour include throwing human waste from upper-level balconies at workers below, aggressive language, and/or hostile interactions. These actions are disrupting efforts to repair the building and will only serve to prolong the restoration effort,” it continued.

WPSQ adds that the professionals have been working around the clock since Tuesday to restore the power.

“It makes no sense why anyone would want to interfere with this work, cause additional delays contribute to an already challenging situation. We firmly believe that…most residents will be shocked to learn this behaviour is occurring. Nevertheless…we want it to stop,” the letter said.

The management team says it has hired additional security staff for the protection of its workers and has informed Toronto police of the situation.

Danny Roth, spokesperson for WPSQ confirmed the letter was sent out to the tenants and that the incident has since been resolved.

“It was an incident that was dealt with quite effectively between management and residents. Only a small percentage of residents was worthy of a notice that went out building-wide but our tenants, the vast majority of our tenants have been quite good through this very difficult episode,” he told Now Toronto on Wednesday.

“They’ve been patient and cooperative and I think they recognize the daily process that was being made. Power has been fully restored to all units,” he continued.

Toronto police said they do not have anything on file in regards to the matter, in a statement to Now Toronto on Wednesday. 

One Reddit user who claims to live in the building said they are extremely disappointed to learn their neighbours are behaving in this manner.

“I’m sorry to any of the crews that have been working diligently to get our systems back online. I can appreciate the complexity of restoring an old building once all of the electrics have been fried. Honestly, management has been excellent in handling this situation, so kudos to them,” they commented.

Other users are also astounded by the incident with many wondering the motive behind it.

“Who throws their own s**t?!? Wtf is wrong with people…” one user said.

“I think flinging human waste is beyond “asking you to stop” and “additional security measures”.. isn’t spitting on people and throwing feces considered a serious form of assault on par with throwing punches? They need a TPS investigation and charge for the psycho throwing poop. Angry or not, that is not normal behaviour,” another user said.

“How is that not assault? Jesus Christ, get those people, so the contractors can be safe to fix the issue. Obviously they are under a lot of pressure and now that is a completely unsafe working condition,” another user commented.