Deadline for moving homeless out of Victoria camps extended to May 20
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The B.C. government has extended the deadline for moving people from the homeless camps at Topaz Park and Pandora Avenue into hotel rooms or other indoor spaces.
Social Development Minister Shane Simpson said Friday that officials require more time to make sure people transition to accommodations that best meet their needs.
“No one will be asked to leave these encampments without being offered a suitable temporary housing option,” he said in a statement.
Solicitor General Mike Farnworth issued a public-safety order last month to evacuate the camps by Saturday. The deadline has now been moved to May 20.
B.C. Housing says 100 of about 360 people in the camps have been moved to hotel rooms and other facilities in the past two weeks.
The government has secured 376 spaces for people at seven sites in Victoria, including 45 pop-up rooms at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.
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