Tent city campers told to leave by Friday morning still in place
No evictions so far despite by 7 a.m. deadline to leave
Residents of the 'Ten Year Tent City' in the 900 block of Main Street remain in place despite having been ordered to leave by 7 a.m. this morning.
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Vancouver Police say are monitoring the location and are assisting the City of Vancouver with efforts to relocate people.
"Any police action has yet to be determined," said St/Sgt. Randy Fincham.
8:30 - no one has packed up and moved from the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tenyeartencity?src=hash">#tenyeartencity</a> , at least not that I have seen. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/vpd?src=hash">#vpd</a> say any action not determined yet. <a href="https://t.co/OCkgnxQ0G0">pic.twitter.com/OCkgnxQ0G0</a>
—@stephmerThe trespass notice was served by Lu'ma Housing, a group with a lease on the property.
The notice reads in part, "any and all structures, tents, shelters, objects and things must be removed from the property."
It's the second time Chrystal Cardinal, a resident of the tent city, has been told to pack up and leave.
"The city has found a different way to get us out of here by pretty much passing it over to the Lu'ma Housing," said Cardinal.
"The VPD will be charging us in tent city with trespassing if we don't leave."
Courts ruled occupants could stay
Cardinal and about 50 other homeless people got a reprieve when the courts ruled in May that the city couldn't legally remove them.
The tent city was set up by advocates of the homeless in April, in response to the city's worsening housing crisis.
It was dubbed 'Ten Year Ten City' in recognition of another encampment on the same empty plot of land in 2007.
Lu'ma Housing wants to build a 26-unit building to house low-income Indigenous tenants.
With files from Stephanie Mercier, Deborah Goble