As City of Vancouver staff and police sweep through tent encampments in the city's Downtown Eastside, an island advocate says he doesn't think a similar approach will occur in Victoria.
Grant McKenzie, director of communications for Our Place in Victoria, describes the crackdown on Wednesday as tragic."I think when you're moving someone off of the streets it should be happy, it should be them moving into housing, moving in to get the supports that they need to get healthy and well," said McKenzie.
B.C. Premier David Eby described Wednesday's sidewalk evictions as "a very sad situation and a sad day." "On Pandora, people tend to move their stuff every morning. Bylaw comes by, police come by, so people don't get as entrenched," said McKenzie.
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