Hot spots targeted by Calgary police to make public places more accessible – Calgary [Video]

Everyday, Madeline Foy weaves around trouble in an effort to help people. She buys newspapers at a store by the 8th Street C Train station and takes them to seniors living in East Village.

“The are drugs and alcohol, it is horrible. You have to really hold onto your walker or hang onto your purse if you’re walking here. It is so bad,” Foy said on Friday, going for a walk near Century Gardens.

Despite being robbed once, the 70-year-old is not deterred by what she sees near her home.

In fact, she hands out scarves and mitts to people in need on the train platform.

“One guy I walked up to, he was cold. So I asked him and he went for his pocket and I said: ‘Don’t stab me. I’m just giving you something for free.’ I am terrified out here too,” Foy recalled.

In an effort to …