Victoria police and bylaw returned to Pandora Avenue for a second consecutive morning Friday (May 17) moving out those living there.
Early Thursday, law enforcement cordoned off a portion of the 900 block and cleared out tents and belongings from the sidewalk in what Our Place described as the largest sweep they’d seen outside their shelter.
Tents were back Friday morning, though noticeably fewer than earlier in the week.
Officers returned Friday asking residents to pack up tents, but in a manner those staying there say was more typical then the previous day.
Responding to a social media video of tents set up on the block on Friday morning, Our Place said “it’s a visual representation of a massive call for help that is being ignored.”
“If you don’t provide a place for people to go - with the supports they need to be brought back into health and community - what do you expect?,” the agency said.
As of 10 a.m. there were less than eight tents left up on the block in front of Our Place and bylaw officers were continuting to make the rounds with two Victoria police officers.
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