Homeless campers at Nanaimo City Hall told to leave
NANAIMO — Eviction notices were served as those occupying a homeless encampment on the front lawn of Nanaimo City Hall became divided over their next move.
Late Tuesday afternoon, City of Nanaimo bylaw officers went tent-to-tent handing out eviction notices, informing campers they needed to pack up and leave by 2 p.m. Wednesday. At the time, roughly 10 tents were scattered across the lawn, less than half the number that were there at the peak of the nine-day-old camp.
Director of public safety Karen Fry told NanaimoNewsNOW City staff met with organizers from the encampment on Tuesday morning and were told some campers would move on, while others would not.
“Instead of having them elect on their own to go, they are now being served eviction notices…We will provide them an opportunity to have their tents removed by 2 p.m. Wednesday.”