Vancouver’s city manager has said there are not enough shelter spaces to accommodate everyone. At peak, about 180 structures covered the sidewalk
A handful of homeless people set up tents overnight along a stretch of Vancouver’s Hastings Street that was cleared Wednesday in a co-ordinated effort by city officials and Vancouver police.
Mayor Ken Sim ordered the long-standing encampment removed after the city’s police and fire chiefs warned of escalating crime and an unacceptable fire risk.Now there are questions about where the displaced residents will go, and many have vowed to return to the only place they feel safe as soon as enforcement lifts.
Vancouver city manager Paul Mochrie has said there are not enough shelter spaces to accommodate everyone, but a statement issued Wednesday night from Sim’s office said eight people had asked for accommodation and it had been supplied. The statement says “shelter space availability is fluid” but pledged to continue to work with government partners to “identify additional capacity.”
A city decree on April 5 to remove a homeless encampment in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside was met with shouting from frustrated residents and their advocates who worry where they'll sleep next as the city says it's too unsafe to stay.
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