After tenters with Camp Namegans spent their first night at Goldstream Provincial Park, Langford mayor Stew Young said heB次元官网网址檚 disappointed in the provincial governmentB次元官网网址檚 lack of action.

B次元官网网址淩eally, the inaction of the provincial government is now starting to wear a little thin on the public. If this is their plan, they donB次元官网网址檛 have much of a plan,B次元官网网址� Young said.

He is mainly concerned about the long-term effects the campers may have on Goldstream Provincial Park and its campground.

B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e a little bit concerned about the damage they do everywhere they go, with the needles and the drugs in the surrounding area,B次元官网网址� Young said, adding the RCMP will be closely monitoring the area and keeping him updated. There will be a zero tolerance policy for any drug use or other illegal activity.

B次元官网网址淭his is going to cause, I believe, damage to the park. It will cause damage to the future. It will be unsafe for anybody because itB次元官网网址檚 not a confined area in the park, it will be unsafe if thereB次元官网网址檚 drug activity and paraphernalia and needles left behind that we will never be able to find,B次元官网网址� Young said. B次元官网网址淚t will always make that a very dangerous place to go for families. In a confined area, it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to fix these areas up.B次元官网网址�

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The Langford mayor said he and the RCMP didnB次元官网网址檛 receive any notification the tent city was moving to Goldstream Provincial Park after being evicted from near Highway 17 on Tuesday.

On Sept. 18, Saanich Police were ordered by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to dismantle campers from Carey Road, where they had been staying since Sept. 15. Although the campers were told they could camp in any of more than 100 of SaanichB次元官网网址檚 parks overnight, they said they need daytime shelter as well.

Now Camp Namegans plans to stay at the Goldstream Provincial Park campground for two weeks.

Young said the provincial government needs to take responsibility to manage the situation.

B次元官网网址淢oving it from place to place is pretty ridiculous,B次元官网网址� he said.

As a provincial park, Young added the provincial government will have to take financial responsibility for any damage or clean up.

B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e waiting to see what the provincial government does, but weB次元官网网址檙e very disappointed in the provincial government, especially the agencies that theyB次元官网网址檙e funding that are making the decisions that are not coordinated. The government has no plan and thatB次元官网网址檚 really unfortunate because itB次元官网网址檚 starting to hurt communities now and cause concern to residents and anxiety,B次元官网网址� he said.

The provincial government has not responded to request for comment.

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