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Tent city leader has no intention of paying Oak Bay bill

Namegans Nation remains in Oak Bay despite notice to cease encampment
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The District of Oak Bay issued a notice to cease encampment at Uplands Park Thursday afternoon. (Flavio Nienow/B次元官网网址 staff)

Tents remain erected Friday morning at the homeless camp in Uplands Park despite the District of Oak Bay issuing a notice cease encampment Thursday afternoon.

Yesterday police also served up tent city with a $1,882 bill for damages from fall of 2017. Camp leader Chrissy Brett said Friday she has no intention of paying the bill.

She added that since she has been B次元官网网址減roviding the only shelterB次元官网网址 in Oak Bay, she should be the one serving up the district with a bill.

The group calling itself Namegans Nation held court in Regina Park from April until mid-September and have moved regularly since, under directives from both the provincial and municipal governments.

The camp moved from itB次元官网网址檚 latest site B次元官网网址 provincial land near Saanich municipal hall B次元官网网址 to Oak Bay on Wednesday evening.

According to Brett, 17 campers spent the night at Cattle Point Thursday.

She said the plan for today is to B次元官网网址渨ait and see what [the District of] Oak Bay does.B次元官网网址

More to come.



flavio.nienow@oakbaynews.com

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