Bylaw officers and police tried to clear park but encountered resistance.
Campers living in Irving Park say they won’t leave until everyone sheltering there is given housing, but the CEO of the non-proft tasked with looking after the process says everyone willing to engage with a housing provider has been offered accommodations and units are available for those who want them.
“They huddled — bylaw and cops — and after their huddle they got back into their trucks and started driving away,” he said, adding that they haven’t been back as of Saturday. Ruth Scherier, who lives about five blocks away and considers Irving her local park, said she showed up to a Saturday gathering at the park in support of the campers after witnessing a bylaw sweep and seeing how it affected people.
Pacifica Housing CEO Carolina Ibarra said her group was asked to provide housing for anyone sheltering in the park on or before April 18 who was willing to engage in the process.“Everyone had moved indoors or was in line for housing in June, and then a new group arrived.”
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