The camp moved to City Hall last week, where members are now demanding Abbotsford provide them with a piece of municipal land to shelter on.
“We want them to tell us where they want us to go. Because that’s been the question the whole time … they always say anywhere but here,” encampment member Harvey Clause told Global News.
That led to the establishment of the protest camp in Abbotsford’s Babich Park, where just over a dozen people are currently sheltering.But following confrontations with neighbours, the camp was moved to City Hall where members are now demanding Abbotsford provide them with a piece of municipal land to shelter on.“Just a place to go we’ll take care of everything else that’s all we want,” said Doug Smith, who has been dubbed the encampment’s president.
Many of those sheltering in the park cited the B.C. Supreme Court’s landmark 2015 ruling that struck down Abbotsford’s bylaws that banned sleeping in parks as unconstitutional, saying the city has done nothing to improve conditions since then. “Long-term encampments are not a solution. we view housing first as the option we have been working with with the federal government and with BC Housing,” he said.
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