City of Vancouver officials say they plan to deploy them if people try to set up tents again on East Hastings Street.
Their belongings, which were stuffed into bins by sanitation workers and loaded onto rental moving vans, were recoverable by calling 311, the city’s email said.
“Approaches like the sweeps we’ve seen today, facilitated by significant police presence, only make many residents more vulnerable,” Govender wrote on Twitter.Article content Patrick Weir, 53, had his tent removed as part of the sweep. He told Postmedia that he walked around all night. He’s been worried about his staff’s safety, especially since several propane tanks exploded outside the Imperial Theatre in late March, less than a block from the pharmacy.
While 80 structures were cleared from East Hastings Street on the first day of the sweep, only 10 residents accepted offers of shelter as of Thursday, according to the city. Members of the CRAB Park community, she said, worried the city would target their community next, despite a B.C. court ruling protecting them from eviction.Nicole Mucci, spokesperson for the Union Gospel Mission, said the 92-bed shelter turned away several residents Wednesday night due to a lack of space.
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