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As BC Housing continues to move residents out of a single-room occupancy hotel on the Granville strip, one man says a family member has been evicted into homelessness.

Tom Tang, a 76-year-old former art teacher and street portraitist from China, now lives in a park in Richmond, B.C. He doesn't quite know how he ended up there.

Minister Anne Kang was not available for an interview Tuesday, but her ministry said addressing public safety is a shared priority.

Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue members returned from Venezuela after helping search earthquake rubble, where their work contributed to the rescue of a young boy.

B.C.'s Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs said they know more needs to be done to help the most vulnerable members of the province's communities.

Crews used heavy machinery to start moving structures and debris at the Abbotsford encampment after erecting yellow fencing around the area on Tuesday.

From at least late March to mid-May, there were only two tenants at the Colonial Hotel at 122 Water Street in Gastown, as the SRO operated by Atira prepared to close.

Resident Nichole Strickland spoke at the council meeting, saying she, like many residents, feels frustrated that their voices are not being heard.

Among the considerations is no longer having a caretaker living on the mountain, which is troubling news to many people who use the park or live near it.

If the injunction is granted, the province would have the legal authority to evict the roughly two dozen people living at the encampment and clear the site.

A Global News analysis of the financial disclosures of MPs as well as questions to a select number of politicians has found that every person in Carney's ministry is a homeowner.

Mayor Ken Sim was unavailable for an interview Thursday and his office told Global News it was unable to comment on this specific case in question.

Safety concerns, along with poverty and homelessness, were among the top reasons cited for the decline.

The BC SPCA and First United Church say the province promised to ban 'No-pet clauses,' which force renters to choose between housing and pets.

In February, the town of Smithers said it was selected as one of the Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs and BC Housing’s HEART and HEARTH communities.

No one was injured in the blaze, but Penticton’s fire chief said the danger was significant, particularly because of the propane tanks involved.

It's been just over a year since Keith Scott was found dead, and his ex-wife says their daughter still asks every day why the killer hasn't been brought to justice. 

Police said Darryl Wong was punched several times, suffering injuries to his face and shoulder, and possibly losing consciousness.

Spencer Pratt announced his campaign in January at an event marking the one-year anniversary of the deadly Palisades Fire, which destroyed his home and thousands of others.

The encampment has grown significantly over the past year, raising concerns among nearby residents and local officials about wildfire risk and environmental contamination.