Nanaimo’s tent city must vacate City land within 21 days: judge
NANAIMO — A B.C. Supreme Court judge has given residents of Discontent City 21 days to vacate City-owned land in downtown Nanaimo.
In a written judgement issued Friday morning, Justice Ronald Skolrood said all campers must leave the site and “remove all items of personal property and all structures, tents, shelters, shopping carts, stoves, rubbish, objects, personal chattels, and other things on the Property.”
It also said they must refrain from re-entering the property without permission from the City. After 21 days, Skolrood’s ruling said the City and RCMP are authorized to remove everything in the encampment without recourse and arrest those defying the order.
Skolrood found the tent city “can no longer be safely maintained and occupied” due to a variety of key factors.