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New bylaw to ban camping in three parks Homeless will be allowed to set up tents in Jubilee Park Tyler OLSEN Abbotsford News
Homeless campers will be banned from three city parks, as well as playgrounds, sports fields and other infrastructure, under a new bylaw that will replace one ruled unconstitutional by a Supreme Court justice last year.
Mayor Henry Braun said the new parks bylaw – which was given three readings at Monday’s council meeting – aims to balance the public interest with the concerns raised by Justice Christopher Hinkson, who ruled last fall that the city could not outright prohibit homeless men and women who have nowhere else to go from setting up tents on city land.
The new bylaw allows homeless people to set up a “temporary shelter” in a park between the hours of 7 p.m. and 9 a.m., provided there is “no accessible shelter accommodation available in the city.” But the bylaw maintains the camping ban in Abbotsford’s three city-wide Continued on A3
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A tribute to ancestors’ struggle Hundreds attended Friday’s grand opening of a museum in Abbotsford dedicated to the history of the Mennonite people and their long struggle to find a homeland where they could practice their religion. The Mennonite Heritage Museum features a permanent exhibition on the history of the Mennonite period, a temporary exhibition area, and space for the Mennonite Historical Society of BC, which has collected various valuable historical records. The exhibition currently includes a visual tribute to Mennonite women, with panels telling dozens of stories, including that of the aunt of Peter Redekop. He conceived, financed and built the museum. More than 60 years ago, Peter Redekop
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85¢ Standing next to a portrait of his aunt, Peter Redekop chats with a visitor during the opening of the Mennonite Heritage Museum last Friday. Redekop founded and financed the museum, which is located on Clearbrook Road TYLER OLSEN Abbotsford News just south of Highway 1.
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