Internal emails show that City of Prince George staff worked side-by-side with BC Housing staff to identify what to remove when the city cleared out shelters and belongings from the Lower Patricia encampment known as Moccasin Flats on Nov. 17, 2021, despite a court order to leave the camp in place.
On Nov. 19, 2021, two days after the demolition happened, Sarah Brown, city supervisor of strategic initiatives and partnerships, wrote an email to city outreach coordinator Peter Zsombor, saying that city manager Walter Babicz wanted all staff who took part in the operation on Nov. 17 to write a report about what they did.
“Those who expressed interest were provided with green totes to pack their belongs. Two Outreach vans from AWAC containing two workers each arrived and began transporting the with their effects to the Knights Inn,” he wrote. “Upon departing they were asked if there was anything left they wanted for in their new room and if they indicated ‘no’ the structure was marked on the site map BC Housing had made.
“One particular tent that was marked the night before had an collecting items and attempting to light a fire. Although claimed to be part of the encampment there was no record from the past to support claim and was not present on any of the days BC Housing performed the medical assessments or census for the Knights Inn placements,” Zsombor wrote. “ was asked to leave due to the machinery that had arrived with Parks staff to begin removal of the abandoned structures and safety.
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