Bylaw changes approved by the Vancouver Park Board Monday night include a ban sheltering in parks using any kind of structure other than collapsible tents.
WATCH: The Vancouver Park Board voted on new restrictions on sheltering in parks, eliminating the use of building materials for semi-permanent structures and further limiting where tents can be set up. Grace Ke reports.Monday night ban sheltering in parks using any kind of structure other than collapsible tents and bans sheltering under trees or near bodies of water.
According to the city, crews removed more than 90,000 kilograms of debris, 20 propane tanks and six generators from the site during the cleanup.“It’s challenging for them, I see that, but we need to work together instead of closing off things,” former CRAB Park resident Andrew Hirschpold told Global News.Sacha Christiano, who is one of 16 people registered to continue sheltering in the sanctioned area of CRAB Park, said many feel that the city simply doesn’t listen to them.
Monday’s park board vote also directed city staff to reach out to the province to create a working group focused on park encampments.
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