Victoria Homeless Camp

• Bylaw banning daytime camping in Victoria parks back in force

  As of Saturday, May 1, Victoria has reinstated its bylaw that bans daytime camping in city parks.

  News

  May 2
• Victoria bylaw staff patrolling homeless camps to keep police escort until April

  Victoria Police Chief Del Manak says bylaw officers are being increasingly threatened by some people living in the camps.

  Crime

  Feb 19
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• Victoria’s mayor will seek to block return of homeless campers to Centennial Square

  "I was shocked, quite honestly, about the proposal to remove Centennial Square from the prohibited list of sites," said Lisa Helps, Friday.

  Sep 4, 2020
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• Victoria vote paves the way for homeless campers to return to Centennial Square

  Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps voted against allowing homeless shelters to return to the square.

  Sep 4, 2020
• B.C. buys Victoria hotel, as deadline to house homeless in 2 camps looms

  The province says the Comfort Inn at 3020 Blanshard Street will be used in the short term to house about 65 people from the camps on Pandora Avenue and in Topaz Park.

  May 15, 2020
• ‘The park is going to close:’ B.C. to Vancouver homeless campers who refuse COVID-19 housing

  The province unveiled a plan to use hotels house the homeless living in Vancouver's Oppenheimer Park and Victoria's Topaz Park and Pandora Avenue late last month.

  Politics

  May 8, 2020
• Saanich tent city resident arrested for allegedly blasting air horn in firefighter’s ear

  The encampment, known as Camp Namegans to residents, has been in place at Regina Park since May. 

  Jul 6, 2018
• Homeless camp in Victoria officially closed

  Fences are up and debris is being hauled away from the now-vacant homeless camp outside Victoria's courthouse, but British Columbia's housing minister says the cleanup will be long and costly.

  Economy

  Aug 12, 2016
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• Judge mulls Victoria homeless camp injunction

  A B.C. Supreme Court judge has reserved his decision on the fate of a homeless camp on the grounds of the Victoria courthouse.

  Jun 29, 2016