VANCOUVER — Forty people who were living in a street encampment on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside that is being cleared by city workers have accepted offers of accommodation, BC Housing says.
The provincial Crown agency's vice-president of operations, Dale McCann, spoke at a press conference Wednesday at city hall, where Mayor Kennedy Stewart reported “good progress” clearing the street in accordance with a safety order by the city’s fire chief.
City manager Paul Mochrie said workers were removing two tonnes of material per day from the encampment on East Hastings Street. About 200 people were estimated to have been living in the encampment, but he said the situation was fluid, with new structures being erected even as others were being removed. Stewart said there was no way to clear the street in a hurry, and the core principle of the operation was one of compassion.“It’s a very painful process for people that are already experiencing trauma and this is only adding to their burden of life.
He reported “increasing resistance” to city workers that resulted in sidewalks becoming essentially impassable, blocked by large volumes of unsanitary and combustible materials.
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