By Cheryl Jahn

City is aware of tent city

Apr 29, 2021 | 3:30 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – A small tent city pops up periodically at the corner of First Avenue and George Street and it is typically gone within a day, courtesy of the City’s Bylaw Services Department, which cleans up camps like it all over the city, under the Parks and Open Spaces bylaw.

“Currently, we have a Parks and Open Spaces bylaw, which stipulates that there are to be no camps no construction of temporary abodes or shelters in a park or open space,” explains Charlotte Peters, Manager of Bylaw Services.

The RCMP says it is aware of the camps but adds, its presence at First and George is resulting in a real drop in calls for services.

“We’ve responded to a number of violent incidents at the corner of Third and George, where there used to be a quite gathering on a regular basis,” explains Superintendent Shaun Wright with the Prince George RCMP. “Really dispersed a lot of that and it seems some of that was transplanted to the First and George area.”

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