Credit to Author: Dan Fumano| Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2019 02:03:55 +0000
“Simply removing people from Oppenheimer Park, which may force them onto the streets, the back lanes and to other parks is not a solution.” Vancouver Park Board chair Stuart Mackinnon.
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Credit to Author: Emma Ockerman| Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 00:22:04 +0000
It’s the second time in recent weeks that authorities along the West Coast have said someone set fire to a tent city to target the homeless.
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Credit to Author: Dan Fumano| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 03:45:59 +0000
Mayor Kennedy Stewart says progress has “stalled” on plan to relocate Oppenheimer Park campers into social housing
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Credit to Author: Zak Vescera| Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2019 03:39:21 +0000
Police, park rangers and other city staff have been a constant presence in the park.
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Credit to Author: Emma Ockerman| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 17:23:11 +0000
Like schools, parks, or otherwise “crowded public sidewalk areas.”
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Credit to Author: Zak Vescera| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 02:41:23 +0000
Residents were ordered to take down tents and clear out by Wednesday evening, but more than 75 tents remain in the park Thursday.
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Credit to Author: Zak Vescera| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 04:29:36 +0000
Vancouver police maintain an active presence in the park for safety reasons but would not force residents to leave
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Credit to Author: Zak Vescera| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 23:07:05 +0000
The tent city was given notice of eviction Monday morning, ordering them to clear their tents and leave by Wednesday evening.
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Credit to Author: Dan Fumano| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 04:04:04 +0000
People in the park Monday morning said there was a heavy police presence on site keeping the peace, along with staff from the park board and fire department.
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Credit to Author: Dan Fumano| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 23:04:50 +0000
People in the park Monday morning said there was a heavy police presence on site keeping the peace, along with staff from the park board and fire department.
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