Bulletin went up the other day for campers to move to the other side of the park or get lost.
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A notice posted along fencing at the park dated Feb. 10 gives campers until 10 a.m. next Wednesday, Feb. 17 to have their items, shelters, tents, and structures removed from the west side of the park. It says “No temporary shelters permitted” in that portion of Strathcona Park, which is greyed out on a map featured on the notice.
The order from the general manager of the Park Board says the move is being taken to allow the Park Board to “remediate and return this area to recreational use and programming for all park users.”
It’s not exactly clear why this is being done now but the move comes just more than a week after one of two murder suspects was arrested in the park.
The so-called park “leader” was arrested at the encampment in connection with a shocking home invasion and assault of a senior at her home near Queen Elizabeth Park on Jan. 31. The 78-year-old died of her injuries just days later.
-https://www.citynews1130.com/2021/02/12/vancouver-park-board-clear-half-strathcona-camp/
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Worth noting as well that if Buddy was not what lit the fire, the stolen Uhaul they dragged out of the park earlier in the week might of been the last straw.
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Vancouver police say they’ve recovered a stolen one-tonne truck from the homeless camp in Strathcona Park.
Investigators said the vehicle had been parked in the encampment since at least Feb. 3, and that it was first identified by police last week.
Police devised a plan to remove the vehicle, and attended with a tow truck around 6:30 a.m. on Thursday.
-https://globalnews.ca/news/7635493/strathcona-park-stolen-truck/
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