the City of Barrie is once again threatening to illegally evict an encampment - witnesses are requested
(Edited to add: the eviction did not take place on the 6th, but could still take place any day - there has been no rescinding of the notice)
Posted by Brandon Rhéal Amyot, Contributing Member
Call to Action
The Berczy Park encampment in Barrie is set to be cleared on Friday (September 6), having received a 72-hour eviction notice. If anyone can go witness this and document it with cameras and videos, please get down there on Friday if you can.
This is a violation of the encampment residents' Charter rights. There is nowhere else for them to go and per a ruling from Waterloo Region this is necessary to permit an eviction, and the City knows that.
More Resources
"Encampments and Charter rights: Upholding the right to life, liberty and security of the person in the Waterloo Region decision" (The National Right to Housing Network) - https://housingrights.ca/encampments-and-charter-rights-waterloo-region-decision/
"A Summary of the Region of Waterloo's Encampment Decision" (Tod Duncan, Ontario Municipal Social Services Association) - https://omssa.com/blog-waterloo-encampment-decision-may-2023.php
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