Four residents remain at Halifax’s Meagher Park on eviction day
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Halifax Mayor Mike Savage has said the city will ensure there are no more violent evictions, but there is still anxiety for those staying at the park past the eviction deadline.
A group gathered at Meagher Park in Halifax’s West End on Sunday, to protect the tent encampment that’s been there for months.
The park’s residents refer to it as ‘People’s Park’.
On July 5, Halifax Regional Municipality issued an eviction notice for the park telling residents they had until Sunday, July 17 to leave.
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According to People’s Park volunteer Calista Hills, two individuals who were living there when the eviction notice was served have since been placed in a hotel, and a third has secured an apartment through income assistance, but she notes the hotel is just a temporary solution.
As of Sunday four residents reside at the Park, all of whom have moved in after the July 5 notice was issued.
“Two people have stayed here before, the other two are new,” said Hills. “They just haven’t had a chance to talk to service providers and I’m hoping when they do they’ll find someplace else to stay.”
However there is some worry that police could turn up to force residents out of the park. Last summer, protesters gathered to block police from tearing down a shelter at the old Spring Garden Road Memorial Library. Clashes between police and protesters turned violent with police resorting to using pepper spray on the crowd.
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