The construction of new booths near Bideau Park forms part of the CCC’s commitment to the vendors, the Mayor said.

“We spoke to the vendors. We explained to them why that is the case, and it is not a case where the only place to vend is in the Boulevard. There are other options and we are open to you,” Lendor-Gabriel explained.

The goal, she adds, is to reduce the vending population in the William Peter Boulevard, providing crucial relief to businesses and pedestrians.

“You can see us in a very deliberate way attempting to address vending generally. Where we can build facilities we have built them. You've seen several facilities in the last few years growing up.”

The Mayor thanked the Boulevard vendors for their cooperation despite expressing their dissatisfaction. The new vending schedule allows vendors to use the sidewalks to ply their goods on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. They are also allowed to vend during the entire week for special national occasions. During the Independence season, vendors were allowed to use the sidewalks daily.

“I think that the Boulevard Vendors Association has been very cooperative in terms of understanding what we're seeking to do. The vendors must understand that if you go out there and speak to persons who utilise walk on the sidewalks every day, they will tell you that there's a certain degree of relief of not having the sidewalks populated with so many vendors,” she said

Although plans are underway to pedestrianise the Boulevard, which may provide space for vendors, public pressure mounts as vendors continue to set up shop indiscriminately around the city with little to no enforcement of law and order by the CCC or the RSLPF.