Update Maple Ridge Homeless Camp Evacuation Proceeds Without Incident Most resident of anita place tent city were evacuated from the maple ridge homeless camp, generally without incident, by 2 p.m. on saturday. fire officials and police moved in on the camp just after noon, and a truck brought in steel fencing to secure the site. The evacuation of a maple ridge homeless camp that has seen three destructive fires in the past week was completed and the site secured saturday, said the city. tent city resident john newton told.
Update Maple Ridge Homeless Camp Evacuation Proceeds Without Incident Officials in maple ridge removed people from a homeless camp in place in maple ridge since 2017 on march 2, 2019. (cliff shim cbc) peter woodrow lived at the camp since it began in 2017. Firefighters and police officers removed people living at a maple ridge homeless camp saturday after the city applied to the provincial fire commissioner for an evacuation order following three fires on the site within the last 48 hours. the camp, dubbed anita's place, has been the centre of controversy since last weekend when city fire and bylaw officials seized several items — such as. The tent city was established at the 223rd street and st. anne avenue location after the temporary emergency shelter at 22239 lougheed hwy. closed in may 2017. that shelter was opened in order to allow the clearing of the cliff avenue homeless camp in october 2015. anita place tent city was evacuated last march 1 on order of the provincial fire. The anita place homeless camp in maple ridge, b.c., on april 1, 2019. the encampment formed as a protest over unaffordable housing after a homeless shelter closed in the area in 2017.
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