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Gladys homeless served notice to move Protest campers told to pack up by next Wednesday Tyler OLSEN Abbotsford News
Residents of the Gladys Avenue homeless protest camp have been told to remove their possessions from the site by next Wednesday, Feb. 10. Notices were posted at the site Tuesday morning, the day after
council officially adopted a new parks bylaw. That allows overnight camping in all but three of the city’s parks, but requires campers to take down tents during the day. It also designated Gladys Avenue and the land on which the camp sits as a “highway,” meaning camping is prohibited on the right-of-way. Notices were also posted at the
ters. He suggested that removing the camp from the Gladys Avenue site will be a gradual process. “We’re not going to sit there with our watches,” Braun said. “Having said that, we can’t just allow it to continue forever.” Braun said the temporary winter shelter on Riverside Road had one
smaller Cyril Street encampment across the road. That land is technically designated as a park, and the notices lay out the requirement for campers to take down tents during the day. Mayor Henry Braun said the city is working with service providers to find housing for those camp residents who wish to move into shel-
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Chase Claypool, alongside his mother Jasmine Claypool, signed with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in front of friends, family and students at Abbotsford Senior Secondary on Wednesday. He leaves in June for training camp at the American university, famed for its football legacy.
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