Recent violence at Guvernment

The Guvernment is an oddity on Queens Quay East. On many a summer night, it's host to hundreds of party goers who flock to the club that's surrounded by -- well, a Loblaws, a sugar factory and of course the nearby party boats. On Sunday mornings, you'll see all the litter left behind on the sidewalks surrounding the building.

We can't help but notice that in the past few weeks there have been a few reports of violence at or near the club.

The latest was this past weekend when three people were shot, according to the Toronto Sun

Three apparently innocent young men were hurt early this morning when gunfire erupted at a crowded nightclub on the city's waterfront.

Toronto Police say the shots rang out shortly before 2:45 a.m. inside The Guvernment, located on Queen's Quay E. at Jarvis St. But the identity of the gunman and the reason for the shooting remain a mystery.

And investigators have found nothing so far to suggest any of the victims were targeted.

 This follows an odd report of violence outside of an amateur police boxing event at the club a few weeks ago.The Toronto Star reports:

The officer assaulted after an amateur police boxing event was recognized as the 33 Division constable who made the arrest of the month in January.

Const. Gary Gould was beaten up by several other police officers around 1:30 a.m. Friday as patrons of the annual FiteNite left the Guvernment nightclub on Queens Quay, the Star has learned.

This is the first negative incident in the eight-year history of the raucous charity event that attracts some 2,000 spectators from police officers to Crown attorneys, said organizers.

Whether or not the violence is a common thing to the neighbourhood, you can't help but notice that Waterfront Toronto's East Bayside community is looking to implant a lot of residential units around that area. We wouldn't be surprised that years from now, after that community is built up, that there will be a lot more concerns about what happens at the Guvernment.