Abbotsford Homeless Camp

• Abbotsford city hall protest encampment comes to an end

  The Matsqui-Abbotsford Impact Society challenged the notice in court on behalf of the Abbotsford (DWS), seeking an injunction blocking its enforcement.

  Politics

  Aug 18, 2025
  
• Abbotsford heading back to court over homeless camp outside city hall

  The B.C. Supreme Court upheld an Abbotsford bylaw allowing the city to remove the encampment but ruled housing options must be made available for the people being displaced.

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  Nov 27, 2024
  
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• B.C. Supreme Court sides with Abbotsford over homeless camp at city hall

  The homeless encampment outside Abbotsford City Hall sprang up in early summer, leading to a months-long standoff with the city.

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  Oct 17, 2024
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• ‘Worse and worse’: Concerns growing about long-term residents at Abbotsford rest stop

  Surrey resident Ralph Robinson pulled into the Bradner resident area Thursday after a trip from South Dakota and said the once reliable stopover is "starting to feel unsafe."

  Politics

  Aug 17, 2023
• ‘We don’t think it’s safe’: B.C. to help Abbotsford clear out ‘problematic’ encampment

  Since 2015, Abbotsford police said the number of violent crime calls near the encampment has almost quadrupled from 31 to 119 in 2022.

  Politics

  May 23, 2023
• WATCH: Freelance cameraman bear sprayed while filming Abbotsford homeless camp

  The woman was angry and upset that he was filming the camp and its residents.

  Oct 22, 2015
• Fight over dismantling Abbotsord homeless camp continues in court

  Lawyers for the City of Abbotsford opened up their arguments in front of a New Westminster judge today after squatters refused to obey a court order to pack up and leave Jubilee Park.

  Dec 17, 2013
• Abbotsford homeless camp evicted; residents and city head to court

  The fight over a contentious homeless encampment in Abbotsford is heating up.

  Dec 13, 2013