People's Park

• Meagher Park fenced off, ‘physically secured:’ Halifax Regional Police

  Halifax Regional Police say Meagher Park has been fenced off and 'physically secured,' nearly a month after the deadline for residents to vacate.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2022
  
• ‘Sad to leave’: Meagher Park residents in Halifax vacate under eviction threat

  A handful of residents staying at Meagher Park in Halifax left the site Monday after being told to vacate by Halifax Regional Police.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2022
  
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• Halifax considers police intervention after residents refuse to leave Meagher Park

  Halifax councillors on the meeting voiced their support for municipal staff, and also expressed dread over what police intervention might mean.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2022
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• Four residents remain at Halifax’s Meagher Park on eviction day

  Halifax Mayor Mike Savage has said the city will ensure there are no more violent evictions, but there is still anxiety for those staying at the park past the eviction deadline.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2022
• Halifax says unhoused tenants of city park must move by July 17

  Halifax Regional Municipality said Meagher Park will be closing effective Tuesday "for reconstruction work," and those who live there will have until July 17 to move. 

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2022
• As Halifax modular units face delays, volunteer says more needed to address homelessness

  Modular units in Halifax for unhoused people won't be finished until May, but a volunteer at a park where homeless people are living says there's much more that needs to be done.

  Canada

  Mar 16, 2022
• Structure for unhoused residents voluntarily removed after Halifax police response

  The latest structure removal comes less than a week after the Halifax Regional Municipality dismantled a previous structure built by volunteers to secure food at People's Park.

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2022
• Structure to secure food for unhoused people deemed safety risk by HRM, dismantled overnight

  Members of a Halifax encampment, known as People's Park, are speaking out against the removal of a wooden structure that the municipality deemed a safety risk.

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2022
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• Unhoused people living in Halifax parks brace for first major snow storm

  The municipality has opened an emergency shelter for the duration of Wednesday night's snow storm.

  Features

  Dec 8, 2021
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• Researcher says Halifax modular units require social supports for residents

  Calls continue for the N.S. government to invest in supportive services to accompany modular units.

  Politics

  Oct 10, 2021