Shelter bans lifted for occupants of tent encampment before it was removed, city says
The City of Fort St. John’s communications manager said members of the removed tent community had been banned from the Salvation Army’s Northern Centre of Hope years ago.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Dwellers of a tent encampment which was removed in Fort St. John on Friday had been banned from the local Salvation Army shelter dating back several years.
The city removed the encampment last week, on July 25th, with the local RCMP detachment on hand to ensure it went smoothly.
According to the City of Fort St. John’s communications manager Ryan Harvey, several members of the community had bans from the Northern Centre of Hope at 9824 99th Avenue, dating back “years ago.”
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“The people who had been sheltering in the area were on a city road right-of-way,” wrote Harvey in a statement. “The city provided 24 hours’ notice to vacate as there was now shelter space available.”
Harvey said the bans were revoked through “conversations” with BC Housing and the Salvation Army, and bylaw officers from the city, alongside the RCMP, Northern Health and private contractors primarily from the Salvation Army, helped pack up and move the camp.
He added most went to the Salvation Army’s Northern Centre of Hope and no personal belongings were “disposed of” without an individual’s consent.
Energeticcity.ca reached out to the Fort St. John Salvation Army for further comment, and will provide more information about this story should it become available.
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