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Province won’t rush remaining tent city residents to move Nearly 300 people have moved into provincial housing Kendra Wong Wong Kendra Victoria News News Victoria
Jaime Green Green will will be be able able to to rest rest Jaime easy from now on in a bed she can easy from now on in a bed she can call her her own. own. call Last Tuesday, Tuesday, Green Green and and Last dozens of of other other residents residents from from dozens tent city city moved moved from from the the lawns lawns of of tent the courthouse into supportive the courthouse into supportive
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Prior to to that, that, Green Green and and her her Prior boyfriend had had been been living living at at tent tent boyfriend city on Burdett Avenue for the city on Burdett Avenue for the past nine nine months, months, along along with with more more past than 100 people who have called than 100 people who have called the provincially-owned provincially-owned land land home home the since the the fall. fall. since However, the the camp camp quickly quickly However, began to to attract attract attention attention for for the the began wrong reasons. reasons. Neighbourhood Neighbourhood wrong residents reported reported needles, needles, residents feces and and garbage garbage being being left left on on feces their lawns, thefts increased and their lawns, thefts increased and two people people were were assaulted assaulted near near two the site. site. The The site site also also became became the a hotbed for illegal and gang a hotbed for illegal and gang
housing provided provided by by the the housing provincial government. government. provincial “So far far it’s it’s great. great. I’m I’m so so thankful thankful “So to be be inside inside and and not not looking looking at at to another winter outside,” said another winter outside,” said Green, noting noting itit was was bittersweet bittersweet Green, moving from from tent tent city city to to the the old old moving Central Care Home building on Central Care Home building on Johnson Street. Street. “I “I feel feel 100 100 times times Johnson safer and and more more secure.” secure.” safer Each resident resident received received their their Each own roughly roughly 10-foot 10-foot by by 11-foot 11-foot own room, which which comes comes with with aa sink sink room, and toilet. toilet. There There are are also also shared shared and showers and and other other facilities facilities for for showers residents to use. residents to use.
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activity. However, However, much much of of those those activity. problems decreased decreased after after Victoria Victoria problems police stepped stepped up up enforcement enforcement police in May, May, designated designated officers officers in in the the in areas surrounding and in tent city areas surrounding and in tent city after aa budget budget increase increase from from the the after City of of Victoria. Victoria. City In July, Chief Justice Justice Christopher Christopher In July, Chief Hinkson granted granted the the province province an an Hinkson injunction to to remove remove the the campers, campers, injunction after deeming deeming itit unsafe unsafe following following aa after safety inspection inspection by by the the Office Office of of safety the Fire Commissioner. the Fire Commissioner. Since the the Monday, Monday, Aug. Aug. 8, 8, Since deadline for for residents residents to to leave, leave, deadline most people people have have moved moved from from the the most
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camp to to various various housing housing facilities facilities camp the province province has has purchased. purchased. the “It’s been been really really great great moving moving “It’s in and and seeing seeing some some familiar familiar faces faces in also move in. There’s a little bit of of also move in. There’s a little bit camaraderie from from tent tent city city that that camaraderie is going going to to be be carried carried over over that that is way,” Green said, adding there way,” Green said, adding there won’t be be as as much much stress stress as as there there won’t was in in tent tent city city where where people people was were constantly constantly arguing arguing over over how how were much land land they they needed. needed. much PLEASE SEE: SEE: PLEASE Area residents residents already already feel feel safer, safer, Area Page A3 Page A3
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