City cleans up downtown TerraceBC tent city
City of Terrace bylaw officers dismantled the tent city encampment at the old Co-op property owned by the city Jan. 11 to address safety concerns after the death of a local man in his tent during cold weather before Christmas.
“Considering these factors, city staff and partner agencies felt the timing was appropriate to undertake a clean-up,” city spokesperson Tyler Clarke said in a Jan. 17 news release, adding that bylaw officers and outreach staff made sure personal belongings were collected, to either be returned or “cleaned, and redistributed”.there were three or four people still living at the camp just before Christmas.
The city said it “does not believe that encampments are solutions to homelessness,” despite that, a small community began to take hold at the old Co-op lot last year — that was called a “temporary encampment” by the city. Council asked for another proposal by end of 2022, and for staff to ensure a plan for overnight camping before spring 2023 in case of an increase in homelessness.
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