Regina tent encampment near Carmichael Outreach dismantled
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Those living in a tent encampment near Carmichael Outreach in downtown Regina are being forced to leave following safety concerns.
Those living in a tent encampment near Carmichael Outreach in downtown Regina are being forced to leave following safety concerns.
Regina Fire and Protective Services (RFPS) issued a 24-hour evacuation notice on Monday following a request by the property owner.
Volunteer Mandla Mthembu has helped residents of the encampment in the Heritage Neighborhood.
He said the landowner expressed safety concerns after a fire at a similar site in North Central this week.
“As far as going to other places some people have some spots that they know over like some places close by to kind of go to. But no one actually has a place in mind or is being provided a space to go to,” he explained.
“We are all human beings, we also have to be treated exactly the same,” said Dallas Gordon, a resident of the encampment.
Staff at Carmichael Outreach said they are doing everything they can to support their neighbors who have been moving from vacant lot to vacant lot.
