Homeless people complain they are cut off in park, want B.C. to take action
LANGFORD, B.C. — A homeless woman living at a Vancouver Island campground with nearly three dozen others says vulnerable people aren’t getting support from their families because officials have locked the gates to the public.
Chrissy Brett is one of 34 people who moved a week ago to Goldstream Provincial Park in Langford after being ousted from another park in nearby Saanich following a successful court injunction by that city.
Brett, 43, said Tuesday that a pastor who tried to take two disabled people to their regular church service was barred from entering on the weekend. Homeless people must sign in and out of the park, she said.
Couples, seniors on pensions and young people who are underemployed are among those living in the park and they’re counting on each other for support, Brett said.