TENT CITY CRASHED BY VICTORIA POLICE

richard — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:06:10 -0400

Today Victoria City Police stormed the tent city that was established in Beacon Hill Park after the court ruling stated that homeless people must be allowed to provide themselves with some forms of sh

2007 REVIEWED

richard — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:05:33 -0500

Another year has passed and the situations facing homeless people on the streets of Victoria remain horrific.

109 people died while living homeless on the streets of Victoria in 2007, this statistic is based on the number of funeral services held at ‘Our Place’ which is the primary drop-in center in downtown Victoria. On average, 2 homeless people died every week in Victoria in 2007, up slightly from 106 deaths in 2006.

COURT POSTPONED AGAIN...

richard — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:55:28 -0400

A BC Supreme Court Judge has set the next court date for January 22, 2008.

UPDATE TENT CITY CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE

richard — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:30:46 -0400

City:
Victoria

News:
Today a BC Supreme Court Judge heard the City of Victoria's application for a discontinuation. In short this means that the city no longer wants to pursue charges against homeless people who set up a series of tent cities in 2005. In all likelyhood the reasoning behind this lastest ploy by the city is that they do not want to have their camping and loitering bylaws face the scrutiny of the Canadian Constituion and the Chart of Rights and Freedoms.

TENT CITY COURT DATE POSTPONED

richard — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:18:53 -0400

City:
Victoria

News:
The court date in Victoria has been postponed a week to allow for more evidence to be gathered. If you have any video, photos, or eye witness accounts for any of several TENT CITIES that were established over the past few years including at: St. Ann's Academy, BC Legislature Lawn (Camp Campbell), and/or Cridge Park please contact: Irene Faulkner Phone: (250) 380-2788 E-mail: ifaulkner@ufpblaw.ca
The start date for this Constitutional Challenge is 9:45am Monday September 10, 2007 at the Victoria Court House.(Burdett & Blanschard)

CONNECTING WITH RICHARD

richard — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:13:47 -0400

City:
Victoria

News:
I will be in Victoria Monday August 27 through Friday August 31 so if you would like to meet with me please leave a note at OUR PLACE or drop by on Tuesday and Thursday between 1pm and 2pm at OUR PLACE!
Hope to see you soon.