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Calgary Housing Company pledges to take action after racist bullying complaints

Racist bullying ordeal ends with family's relocation, mother says

A Calgary mother says she will take legal steps if the Calgary Housing Company fails to address the racist bullying she says her children are enduring almost daily.

Blair France and her family live in Shaganappi Village, an affordable housing complex run by the city agency in the city's southwest where most of the residents are black.

France says her family has is being harassed because they are white.

She is meeting with Calgary Housing Company officials next week to discuss ways to defuse the situation.

"They said they are going to distribute a letter to every person who lives here, stating that there is going to be zero tolerance against bullying and fighting, and you get three warnings," she said.

"The third warning you would be kicked out."

France is also hosting an anti-bullying picnic on her front lawn on Saturday in hopes of bringing the community together.

There has been plenty of support on a Facebook page promoting the event, she says.

"I had a lady in Pakistan post my event, like she is all the way in Pakistan. That's just amazing. It blew my mind. I was almost in tears," she said.

Calgary Housing Company officials told CBC News they are aware of the situation but can't get into specifics because of privacy concerns.