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Yesterday afternoon campers were served with a trespass notice by the District of Oak Bay telling them to immediately leave the park. However, a total of 17 campers still spent the night at the site.

Outreach workers deliver coffee and muffins to campers at Cattle Point

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Police blocked vehicle access to Cattle Point Friday morning and surrounded the camp in police tape to ensure no one from outside the group entered the camp.

The group of campers, who call themselves Namegans Nation, set up in Uplands Park Wednesday night.

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They are a splinter of the large encampment that filled SaanichB次元官网网址檚 Regina Park from April until mid-September this year and have moved regularly since, under directives from both the provincial and municipal governments.

The camp moved from its latest site B次元官网网址� a piece of provincial land near Saanich municipal hall B次元官网网址� to Oak Bay on Oct. 17.

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