Housing minister expects homeless to leave B.C. campground by Tuesday
VICTORIA — A group of homeless people who pitched tents in a B.C. provincial park near Victoria are expected to move into approved shelters and living spaces before a government-imposed deadline, Housing Minister Selina Robinson said Monday.
Robinson said people have started moving out of Goldstream Provincial Park and she was confident all members of the group about 20 campers will be in new living spaces by Tuesday. The park’s campground has been closed since the homeless campers arrived Sept. 20.
“I’m convinced that people will want to leave,” she said, adding that meetings with government support and outreach workers over the past week have addressed many of the needs of the campers, including housing.
“All of the people who’ve been at Goldstream for the last couple of weeks will be in places that are better for them,” Robinson said. “Safer, warmer, drier, with supports.”