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Restaurateur sounds alarm after seeing 12-year-old girl frequent Downtown Eastside

The owner of a popular Gastown-area restaurant says he was alarmed to see a 12-year-old girl spending time alone on Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside earlier this summer.

Alex Zoltan
Aug 31, 2025
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Source: Pidgin Vancouver

The owner of a popular Gastown-area restaurant says he was alarmed to see a 12-year-old girl spending time alone on Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside earlier this summer.

Brandon Grossutti, who owns PiDGiN Restaurant on Carrall Street, said he noticed the girl in early July and became increasingly concerned after several sig…

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