N.S. organizations offer alternatives to police-led Meagher Park evictions
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More than a dozen Nova Scotia organizations have signed a letter asking the government to consider other options before bringing in police to evict those staying at Meagher Park.
More than a dozen Nova Scotia organizations that work with unhoused people and other marginalized groups have signed a letter asking the municipal government to consider other options before bringing in police to evict those staying at a park in Halifax.
The letter listed a number of recommendations for an “alternative path forward in the peaceful relocation of the individuals sheltering at Meagher Park.”
Meagher Park, also known as People’s Park, is located on Chebucto Road. Unhoused people have been staying there since the police-led encampment evictions in August 2021.
Earlier in the week, the city made an official request for police to step in and enforce a vacate order at the site.
This summer, councillors designated four municipal park sites where unhoused people could set up tents, but also said those staying at Meagher Park would have to leave by July 17.
Although the deadline has passed, the municipality has said about four or five residents remain, along with protesters.
The letter from the organizations, issued late Friday evening, said police should not be involved in relocating the people staying at Meagher Park.
