Just three days before the residents of Camp Namegans are scheduled to leave his West Saanich Road property, owner Sam Seera has had a change in how he perceives homeless people.
Seera, who owns the property at 5090 West Saanich Rd., and rents it to Saanich mayoral candidate David Shebib, was surprised to find out his tenant had opened the property to the homeless campers Oct. 2 after they were forced from the campground at Goldstream Provincial Park.
Seera initially had a lengthy sit down with camp organizers Friday, giving them an Oct. 12 deadline, but visited again Tuesday morning.
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Since then, he said heB次元官网网址檚 had no issues with the residents, and that they seem to simply be people needing help with legitimate problems.
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While originally there had been about 20 people on his property, Seera said now itB次元官网网址檚 dropped to about a dozen who are still scheduled to leave Friday morning. Part of their original deal was that Seera would pay for two U-Haul vehicles to help the residents move.
No exact location has been determined for the group, who for the most part are hoping to stick together.
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