City announced it was moving in at 9:08 a.m. and by the end of the day all tents and people living in them were gone
140 police and city workers have moved along most of the two-block stretch of East Hastings, pushing back a crowd pressed up against barricades. The police used megaphones and called on the crowd to “keep moving back.”
A protester gestures as city staff removed makeshift structures and tents belonging to people living in an encampment along East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, April 5, 2023.City workers clean up after the tents have been removed, protected by a phalanx of police officers. Personal belongings were placed in black plastic rolling bins.
Scenes from East Hastings Street as the City of Vancouver remove tents with the Vancouver Police Department standing by on Wednesday. Mayor Ken Sim said shelter beds had been set aside for anyone who had been displaced from the encampment.Article content “Shelter space availability is fluid in nature and we will continue to work with government partners to identify additional capacity and make them available to those sheltering along East Hastings,” Sim said.
“I want to also recognize the work of B.C. Housing and the B.C. Ministry of Housing for working quickly and diligently to ensure there was sufficient shelter space to meet today’s demand.City reached 'turning point' in dealing with Hastings Street encampmentOur in-depth journalism is possible thanks to the support of our subscribers. For just $3.50 per week, you can get unlimited, ad-lite access to The Vancouver Sun, The Province, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites.
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