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Crowded tent encampment on Vancouver's Main Street to be cleared by city

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Tents line the sidewalk on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on Thursday, July 28, 2022. People living in a growing tent community along the street have been handed notices advising that the tents and other structures are about to be removed.
On Thursday, July 28, a tent was set up on the sidewalk of East Hastings Street on Vancouver's downtown Eastside. Lined up, 2022. People living in the growing tent community along the street were handed notices informing them that their tents and other structures were about to be removed. Photo credit: Darryl DYCK /THE CANADIAN PRESS

Tents and other structures are about to be removed from the streets of downtown Vancouver's East Side. A notice was sent to let me know.

A notice from the City of Vancouver added that the removals would focus first on the areas of highest risk and that the process would begin today and continue for several weeks. increase.

Last month, the city's fire chief issued an order to remove the tents because they pose a serious fire hazard.

The Pivot Legal Society, an advocacy group, said that wiping out the community is an effort by the City, State, and Vancouver Parks Boards to ensure support for those without shelter. It says it violates the signed agreement.

In a statement, the city said it had degraded the camp environment by failing to provide promised storage, sanitation and garbage disposal, but these safety and health

Pivot said it wanted to provide Vancouver with "livable, dignified, and accessible housing," and that the fire department should provide camp residents with "a safe haven." We ask that you recognize your unique needs. A toxic drug against police violence and trauma from colonization.

This Canadian Press report was first published on August 9, 2022.

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