COLLINGWOOD - A group of local parents has rallied together to take back their community from the drugs and violence they say has permeated their neighbourhood.

Sandra McLeod has lived in Matthew Way since it opened nearly a decade ago, and says the drug problems in the cooperative housing project are the worst they've been for 10 years.

"It's had its ups and downs, but this is the worst," McLeod said. "It's always been there, but it's remained within the walls (of individual units)."

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