Nanaimo City Hall campers move to park along Millstone River
NANAIMO — A homeless encampment has formed at a downtown park after it was shut down at Nanaimo City Hall.
Several campers and some of the supplies from the tent city on the front lawn of City Hall relocated to Barsby Park near the Millstone River Wednesday afternoon. Campers moved on after the City handed out eviction notices on Tuesday.
One of the relocated campers, Mike Pinder, said he and several others plan to camp at Barsby Park for the time being.
“When we got involved with all of this in the beginning we were under the impression that when it was all set and done there would be some sort of housing put in place.”