To recap: Yesterday in Abbotsford, homeless campers in Jubilee Park -- under threat of an eviction order -- moved their camp to a nearby parking lot with the assistance of businesses and groups from the local community.
The group of 10 to 20 homeless people hardly had time to settle in behind the eight-foot wind barrier walls which had been built for them before the City of Abbotsford was on their doorstep with a new eviction order telling the campers to get themselves and their belongings out of both Jubilee Park and the parking lot by 6 p.m. or the city would take "whatever steps" it deemed "appropriate to remove the structure and belongings."
Wow! Whatever steps? Two weeks ago when the homeless group defied an earlier eviction order, Abbotsford's Mayor Bruce Banman was quoted taking pains to step lightly:
Two weeks later it's no more mister nice guy -- off with the kid gloves.
Fortunately the homeless group's legal counsel, The Pivot Legal Society, stepped in. According to this item in The Vancouver Sun Pivot lawyer DJ Larkin was granted an emergency stay Thursday afternoon, blocking the eviction order ahead of the 6 p.m.deadline.
And today, the City of Abbotsford is reportedly heading to court today to call for homeless protesters to vacate the parking lot on McCallum Road Wednesday. Pivot will likely be there representing the Jubilee homeless group.
Pivot was already planning to be in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday when Abbotsford's original injunction against the camp is again before a judge.
Perhaps when the Jubilee homeless are next casting about for a new camp site they should consider just setting up their tents and stuff in a court room.
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The group of 10 to 20 homeless people hardly had time to settle in behind the eight-foot wind barrier walls which had been built for them before the City of Abbotsford was on their doorstep with a new eviction order telling the campers to get themselves and their belongings out of both Jubilee Park and the parking lot by 6 p.m. or the city would take "whatever steps" it deemed "appropriate to remove the structure and belongings."
Wow! Whatever steps? Two weeks ago when the homeless group defied an earlier eviction order, Abbotsford's Mayor Bruce Banman was quoted taking pains to step lightly:
“You will not see the city coming in like storm troopers, throwing tents around and bodily removing people. If they do not move of their own accord we will go to the courts.”
Two weeks later it's no more mister nice guy -- off with the kid gloves.
Pivot stays Abbotsford's heavy hand
Fortunately the homeless group's legal counsel, The Pivot Legal Society, stepped in. According to this item in The Vancouver Sun Pivot lawyer DJ Larkin was granted an emergency stay Thursday afternoon, blocking the eviction order ahead of the 6 p.m.deadline.
And today, the City of Abbotsford is reportedly heading to court today to call for homeless protesters to vacate the parking lot on McCallum Road Wednesday. Pivot will likely be there representing the Jubilee homeless group.
Pivot was already planning to be in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday when Abbotsford's original injunction against the camp is again before a judge.
Perhaps when the Jubilee homeless are next casting about for a new camp site they should consider just setting up their tents and stuff in a court room.
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This seems strangely appropriate.[/caption]
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