Topaz Tent City

Against creating a tent city in Topaz Park, #YYJ, BC

[Topaz Tent City @TopazTentCity]

@savestadacona @BeaconSave Stay ready for the next battle. (From between the Garry Oaks over here.)

[Topaz Tent City @TopazTentCity]

@Adam_Stirling @rightstoday @vicpdcanada Why isn’t Topaz on that list?

[Topaz Tent City @TopazTentCity]

@BeaconSave @savestadacona Agreed.

[pamela @pamela01116318]

@timescolonist Should be all city parks, period!

[Save Stadacona Park @savestadacona]

1/2 It really happened today. @CityofVictoria voted to close Stadacona Park to camping after Nov. 1. All of us are in shock about this amendment. Thank you, Council. We'd given up, after disappointment after disappointment. #yyj

[Victoria Police @vicpdcanada]

In response to community concerns & a marked increase in calls for service - at their highest Jan 1 - May 31 in 3 years - GIS & Outreach officers, along w bylaw officers are conducting bylaw enforcement in Topaz Park. #yyj | https://t.co/ErfyZ7u1tK

[United Unhoused Union @SeeSpringVic]

We’re over halfway through our 3 month Paper Tales & Trails Pilot Project in #yyj #yyjpoli @crd_bc @CityOfVictoria #YYJ There’s still time to chat with any unhoused neighbours & offer to connect with us. We’re a 1 stop shop for all paperwork, @BC_Housing registration, email/phone

[ⒼⒻ Friends call me Ⓖ @gfaller6]

2 people in this story have been evicted from Muncey Place. How many others? @ourplacesociety @VicCoolAid you must do better. You are the experts. We are not. How can you just abandon people to a park with zero support? If they don't fit in your community, find them a better one.

[Times Colonist @timescolonist]

Topaz Park campers shifted to skate park area used by kids https://t.co/EfS2UftdRb

[Times Colonist @timescolonist]

Fences around Topaz Park campers gone after a day https://t.co/aFsd7EfVe5

[Janice Williams @VoteYYJWilliams]

Every community should have minimum standards of service provision for those experiencing homelessness and struggling with addiction. Concentrating these populations in Vancouver & Victoria doesn’t work. For anyone.

[Tim Richter 🇺🇦🇨🇦 @timrichter]

🚨THIS is how you respond to encampments 🚨

✅ build a multiagency team
✅ take your time
✅ work with each person
✅ solve encampment with housing, not enforcement

Also interesting to note role of federal disaster team

#DTES
https://t.co/zYp0iORp85

[ⒼⒻ Friends call me Ⓖ @gfaller6]

Topaz Park tonight, April 15th.
@Dave_Eby @CityOfVictoria @vicpdcanada

[Topaz Tent City @TopazTentCity]

@mattdellok Can we clean up what we have first?

[Frankie @Frankie26303813]

@Adam_Stirling Found it. Tourism conference at the VCC this week. They always clean up the streets for those! https://t.co/54IkxN0KgT

[Save Stadacona Park @savestadacona]

WTAF, @CityOfVictoria, you gave a $170,000 grant to SOLID to shuffle the unhoused from Pandora to parks? Out of sight, out of mind. Nice move. Why not spend some of these monies on solutions for the unhoused instead of more bandaids? #yyjpoli https://t.co/mLjDgBplxT

[Save Stadacona Park @savestadacona]

It's all well and good that SOLID is helping, don't misunderstand us, but there has to be somewhere viable for the unhoused to live, not to be shuffled around & moved to a muddy, cold park, for Pete's sake, @CityOfVictoria @BC_Housing #missingaffordable #missinghomes #missinghelp

[Save Beacon Hill Park @BeaconSave]

A city's public places are important - they're just as important for residents as they are for tourists. We should all be heartbroken about the sad state of our public spaces. The Trip Advisor reviews don't lie. https://t.co/DjWWBFF4S2

[Save Beacon Hill Park @BeaconSave]

Know someone who would enjoy our account? Encourage them to follow us! Reach matters when trying to make change. Help us, get our word out retweet and follow - THANKS!. #YYJPoli #SaveBeaconHillPark #Parks4All

[Topaz Tent City @TopazTentCity]

Who else saw this coming? #yyj #notentcity

[CTV News Vancouver Island @CTVNewsVI]

the Province extends the deadline from May 9 to May 20th to move people from Tent Cities at Topaz Park and Pandora Avenue into safe, temporary accommodations. https://t.co/8wUXMaHqBx