‘Bring the temperature down’: Tensions rise over new Abbotsford homeless camp

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Some people who were living in an encampment on BC Hydro land on Gladys Road have erected tents and a trailer in Babich Park as a protest after being evicted from the former site.

Some people sheltering in an encampment on BC Hydro land on Gladys Road have erected tents and a trailer in Babich Park as a protest after being evicted from the former site.

“Mostly fentanyl, that’s my biggest concern,” he said. “Somehow ingesting that … in most cases they’re dead.”Neighbour Allan Yates said he was worried the encampment would become entrenched. Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens said the city is talking with both the camp organizers and the provincial government in an effort to bring the situation to a “quick resolution.”“This is a park that children play in, where people walk their dogs and they recreate, and I totally understand their concerns and their frustrations,” he said. “Please be patient, and any illegal activity please report it to the police.

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