West Shore RCMP are on scene at Goldstream Provincial Park where supporters of homeless camp Namegans Nation say they are being turned away at the entrance and told the park will be shut down by Thursday at 11 a.m.
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The directive to completely evict the park of all campers by 11 a.m. Thursday came down from the Ministry of Environment, according to a park ranger, Gagnon said, adding she was told it was B次元官网网址渋n the best interests of public safety.B次元官网网址�
A sign at the entrance of the park reads B次元官网网址渃losed.B次元官网网址�
Devon: B次元官网网址淭hey are closing down an entire park for 25 people. We paid to be here. We are not harming anyone. We want peace. We want to rest. We are being kicked out again just for being hereB次元官网网址�. ! Come here to tell ppl to their face that they donB次元官网网址檛 matter !
B次元官网网址� Marilou Gagnon RNPhD (@mlgagnon_XVII)
B次元官网网址淥ur tent city has been targeted non-stop for a week now,B次元官网网址� Gagnon said. B次元官网网址淧eople have nowhere to go.B次元官网网址�
The residents of the tent city that was evicted from the Carey Road location they moved to after being evicted from both Rudd and Regina parks as per a court order, moved to Goldstream Park late yesterday.
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Pacifica Housing Advisory Association paid for them to camp legally and U-Haul trucks provided by the Together Against Poverty Society, a Victoria-based legal advocacy organization, helped move their belongings after Saanich police prohibited them from bringing anything more than a backpack each, into Rudd Park.
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Gagnon, who arrived just before 6 p.m. Wednesday evening said West Shore RCMP appeared to have let one person into the park, bringing food for campers. Officers were also monitoring anyone coming and going, asking for camping permits.
Having communicated with two residents of Namegans Nation as well as camp leader Chrissy Brett, Gagnon said she was not aware of any B次元官网网址渋ncidents, fires or disturbancesB次元官网网址� inside the park.
She said the comments campers and supporters have seen and heard are B次元官网网址渋ntensifying the hateB次元官网网址� and are B次元官网网址渃ompletely contrary to progressive government.B次元官网网址�
Just vacated the office of the exceptionally useless Minister of Housing under threat of arrest. In summary, the most boring hour of our lives. The NDP pretends to be for the working class, but are liberal scum who throw homeless ppl under the boots of the cops.
B次元官网网址� Against Displacement (@stopdisplacemnt)
Earlier today a group of activists with Alliance Against Displacement, a community advocacy organization, occupied the Coquitlam office of housing minister Selina Robinson demanding a meeting with her on behalf of Namegans Nation.
B次元官网网址淭he community is really behind us,B次元官网网址� Gagnon said. B次元官网网址淸These actions are] also intensifying the anger people are feeling toward this provincial government who promised housing.B次元官网网址�
Black Press Media reached out to West Shore RCMP and was told no one was available for comment.
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