Emails show that Vancouver city officials knew there weren\u0027t enough beds to shelter people displaced from the Hastings street encampment.
The reports do not include the number of VPD officers but Postmedia estimated there were two or three dozen officers on-site, if not more.City of Vancouver staff remove tents near Main and Hastings with the VPD standing by.After removing 12 structures and displacing 13 people, most of the 100-block of East Hastings had been cleared.
The report noted that service providers in the area approached liaison staff “to say they are upset/should have been given more notice.” About 40 people had gathered in Oppenheimer Park to protest. “Gathering is peaceful so far. Mood is light with drumming and singing,” staff wrote.Article contentApril 5, 5 p.m. : Slow going
By this point, 26 bins of people’s belongings had been impounded and stored — enough to fill the first of four Sea-Can shipping containers apparently reserved by the city.
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