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Upset residents say ‘enough is enough’ for abortion protests RCMP called after minor incident reveals rising tensions Kyle Wells News staff
Residents of a housing complex in View Royal are becoming increasingly frustrated with weekly abortion vigil just steps from their front doors. At least three residents of the converted motel at the intersection of Island Highway and Helmcken Road said they’re tired of having the protestors out on what feels like their front yard. The protestors are there because of the nearby Vancouver Island Women’s Clinic in View Royal Square, which performs abortions, among other sexual health services. The 40 Days for Life protestors are there with signs to pray and talk to anyone who approaches them every Thursday morning. Every year, the group also holds two 40-days vigils in which protestors march for 12 hours each day. Most of the old motel’s residents have no backdoor and their front door opens directly into their living area. Because the protestors are so close it feels like they’re peering in on the residents’ private lives. “Enough is enough. Any kind of protest, you make your statement and you go away,� resident Janice Roberts said. “There’s no respect for anybody but them.� Hale Harlingten lives in the corner unit, his front door about six metres from where the protestors stand. “I have a small place. They’re in front of it. The whole world’s looking at me and I just want a little bit of peace and quiet to come out here and sit,� Harlingten said. “They’ve been there long enough now that I think every car in the city has gone by the corner and knows their
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Alex Berns, 40 Days for Life campaign co-ordinator, talks to an RCMP officer after a minor altercation with a resident of a housing unit directly behind the location of the abortion protest. opinion. The only purpose they can be there for is to cause a disturbance. So we get upset.� The campaign co-ordinator for 40 Days for Life, Alex Evans, said his group has had previous altercations with residents – Roberts in particular. “(Roberts) has had several conversations with our members, all of them highly spirited,� Berns said. “Wher-
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ever she has been and what makes her the way she is today, we include her in our prayers too.� Last Thursday, the tension got to a point where a small altercation took place. PLEASE SEE: Protestors prompt privacy complaints, Page A26
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