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A lawsuit filed against the city on behalf of the homeless, which contends that the city’s bylaws against camping in parks are unconstitutional, will proceed. In July, the City of Abbotsford argued that the lawsuit, filed by the BC/Yukon Drug War Survivors (DWS) with the assistance of the non-profit Pivot Legal Society, didn’t have the right or authority to bring the case to court. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Christopher Hinkson released his written decision on Monday, saying that the DWS’s application can proceed. Mayor Bruce Banman said the ruling is a “complex, 39-page decision.” Banman said the city’s legal counsel is reviewing the decision and “once a full understanding of the decision has been achieved, the city will consider options and next steps.” The lawsuit was filed after residents who had established a protest camp in Jubilee Park last October were given an eviction notice from the city. The B.C. Supreme Court granted the city an injunction in December that required the homeless people leave the park, citing contravention of the city’s parks bylaw. The injunction applied only to Jubilee Park and the issue of prohibiting camping in all city parks was set to be addressed separately. In July, the city’s lawyer Kevin Yardley argued Continued on A6
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