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[sdwright.vic]

Where are the Friend's of Beacon Hill Park when you need them?

[Mike K.]

Someone on VV's Facebook page was saying that they were involved in a recent take down of a Duncan tent city that Brett was involved with. There were 1,000 needles recovered by crews.

[VicHockeyFan]

A couple in Duncan ending up costing money...

http://www.bclocalne...tml?mobile=true

[Hotel Mike]

What are they waiting for? The rule is you can camp in a park from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. and then you have to clear out. What makes this obsessed housing 'champion' different?

[VicHockeyFan]

What are they waiting for? The rule is you can camp in a park from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. and then you have to clear out. What makes this obsessed housing 'champion' different?

 

It's very hard to know.  There must have been any number of police cars going by there yesterday.  Presumably they all know the rules.

[Greg]

I wonder what would happen if some concerned citizen group engaged an attorney, and went after the city for failing to enforce bylaws...

[Mike K.]

Police are there right now.

[VicHockeyFan]

Well, they left. I'm here now and no change from yesterday.

[Nparker]

Well, they left. I'm here now and no change from yesterday.

Perhaps Chrissy & Co. told the police they were setting up a "medicinal marijuana" dispensary. That's guaranteed to get law enforcement off your back in the CoV. 

[tjv]

What a joke.  The City deserves another tent city if they don't do anything about it now

[Nparker]

I imagine the mayor & council are scared ****less of Ms. Brett for entirely non-homeless related reasons, especially in this "year of reconciliation". 

 

In a related topic, how's that longhouse (or whatever it is) coming along atop the lookout in BHP? Couldn't Chrissy set up shop there?

[A Girl is No one]

What a joke. The City deserves another tent city if they don't do anything about it now

It's the neighbours who suffer from tent cities though, and they did nothing to deserve that. ☹️

Edited by A Girl is No one, 11 September 2017 - 12:06 PM.

[Nparker]

The boulevards adjacent to Pandora Avenue & Vancouver Street (and not just Harris Green proper) are increasingly becoming mini-tent cities. These are NOT parks and the city needs to have to have the campers in these areas removed.

[Kungsberg]

4 PM this afternoon, northeast corner of Southgate & Douglas Sts.

 

Despite it being north of Southgate, this is part of Beacon Hill Park.

 

Nearby properties:

Helms Inn Hotel

The Glenshiel (senior independent living)

The Q rental apartments (Concert)

The Landmark

Small apt building on Academy Close (backs on to this area with tenters)

St. Ann's

Townhouses (kitty-corner)

South Park elementary school

 

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[Mike K.]

Did the police stop and speak to any of the individuals at the camp or did they just stroll past?

[RFS]

So blatantly an attention grab. Side note, I have lost a lot of respect for Victoria police these past few years

[Kungsberg]

I have heard, from various sources, that the police have asked her/them to move on.  She refuses.

[Mike K.]

She was removed from her Duncan tent city protest, no?

[North Shore]

Difficult spot for the police. Dollars to doughnuts she has CHEK on speed dial to make a big media splash in the event of a forced eviction..

[VicHockeyFan]

It's not that difficult. At all.