Clean-up
A day has pasted since the largest street party on Broughdale to date took place.
An estimated 25,000 attended Western’s fake homecoming, or FoCo this past Saturday and by Sunday, it looks good as new.
Dozens of Western students took to the streets Sunday morning cleaning up what was left over from the night before.
Western student council president Baradia Jalayer organized the clean-up. He says it is important to show the community they aren’t trying to be a nuisance prove that students can be good neighbors and show respect.
However, the Western student council weren’t the only ones putting in a helping hand. Ward 6 councillor Phil Squire explained that this has been an annual tradition since the festivities began back in 2016.
Squire’s reaction was unexpected to say the least. He said “the street was surprisingly clean”, and “it was not bad at all, actually.”
He also gave huge credit to the efforts made by the London police and the Western for doubling down on tougher nuisance bylaws and university policies.
At What Cost?
London police are expected to give a de-briefing of FoCo on Monday answering your unanswered questions.
It is reported EMS assessed 50 people, with 19 ending up in hospital, mostly related to “alcohol intoxication.”
A static most Londoners are waiting for is the amount the unsanctioned event cost them in tax dollars. Last year, the number was over $200,000.
This year, EMS was not nearly as busy as previous years, but the city brought in more help with cameras and fences being installed weeks before the event.
Purple Fest
This was created by the Western student council and was an alternate option to partying on the streets on Saturday.
14,000 tickets were sold and 13,000 showed up at TD Stadium even after popular rapper A$AP ROCKY pulled out of the event only hours earlier.
Ultimately, the event was a success potentially taking a third of Broughdale partyers off the streets and into a safer environment.
