Homeless Camp

• Major encampment cleanup in Kelowna, B.C. well underway

  The cleanup is expected to take a couple of days to complete, and the rail trail will be closed to public traffic as the work continues.

  Canada

  Apr 16
  
• City lays out plans to clean up sanctioned encampment in Vancouver’s CRAB Park

  A homeless encampment in Vancouver's CRAB Park will be shut down for a week for a cleanup by the city. Camp advocates, however, say the city hasn't listened to residents.

  Canada

  Mar 12
  
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• Province touts progress, but still no timeline to end CRAB Park encampment

  In May 2022, a man was murdered in CRAB Park, and the encampment was the scene of a stabbing spree last October and a major tent fire in December.

  Politics

  Oct 12, 2023
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• City moves to clear tents from portion of Vancouver’s CRAB Park

  Part of the park is the site of a long-running homeless encampment that, following a protracted court battle, the city has been ordered to leave in place due to a lack of housing.

  Crime

  Oct 11, 2023
• City of Kelowna begins cleanup at rail trail homeless camp

  The cleanup, says the city, is needed because as the camp grows, so does the risk of fires in tents during winter.

  Canada

  Oct 3, 2023
• Burnaby firefighters battle explosive fire at homeless camp

  The fire started with a person from a nearby homeless camp burning off plastic from wires and cables to get at the copper for resale to metal recyclers, according to Burnaby RCMP.

  Fire

  Sep 6, 2023
• Regina police make arrests, dismantle tents as city hall encampment evicted

  Multiple residents at the Regina tent encampment at city hall have been arrested after the eviction deadline passed.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2023
• Legal battle begins as Kingston’s Belle Park eviction case reaches court

  A legal fight to evict those still living in a homeless encampment in Kingston's Belle Park began Monday, with an interim order to ban fires at the site.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2023
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• Fresh Carnival to close early as safety risks at Regina city hall encampment rise

  This week, Fresh Carnival, a restaurant directly beside city hall, announced they would be closing two hours early indefinitely due to “unsafe conditions.”

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2023
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• Quebec judge grants injunction halting eviction of homeless camp living under highway

  Justice Masse ordered the Quebec Transport Ministry, which owns the area below the city's Ville-Marie expressway, to cease preparatory work that would disrupt the encampment.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2023