Since 2020, many people have made their home at the former Travelodge in North Vancouver, which was set up by BC Housing during the pandemic to ease shelter overcrowding.
A former North Vancouver motel- turned temporary housing is shutting down Wednesday. It means the last tenants are being evicted. And as Jennifer Palma reports, the remaining few say they don't feel safe in the housing being offered.Since 2020, many people have made their home at the former Travelodge in North Vancouver, which was set up byHowever, the site has been slated for redevelopment and the last remaining tenants have to leave.
“I’m getting evicted in the middle of wintertime with nowhere to go,” resident Victoria Fraser told Global News.Fellow resident Deborah Buxton also said she is likely going to camp out in her car.Buxton is now one of the few residents left at the Travelodge who has refused to move, saying the housing they are being offered is not safe.
“We’re going to continue to work with the three today,” Heidi Hartman with BC Housing told Global News. “They are packing up and recognize that they do have to move on, but that work, that connection will continue.” BC Housing said staff will continue to look for homes for everyone at the site, but when they’ll find something is unknown.Viewed
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