In May 2022, a man was murdered in CRAB Park, and the encampment was the scene of a stabbing spree last October and a major tent fire in December.
Elected officials and emergency crews would like to bring an end to an encampment in a Vancouver park soon, but no one can say for sure when that will be. As Kristen Robinson reports, a promise to house its occupants is turning out to be easier said than doneNearly a year after B.C. Premier David Eby pledged to address homeless encampments on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, there appears to still be no end in sight for campers in CRAB Park.
“I think we’d like to see it closed, and the park no longer have an encampment as soon as possible,” ABC Vancouver Coun. Mike Klassen told Global News.“I can’t promise any timelines, but certainly we are working with our provincial partners to really try and see if we can make a change in those people’s lives.”B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon said the province remains focused on finding a dignified solution for people living in the park, and that it was making progress.
But with winter closing in, Vancouver Green Party Coun. Pete Fry said the province needs to get creative and act with more urgency., which found the Greater Vancouver region’s homeless population had jumped by nearly a third since 2020, reaching its highest level on record.
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