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The last full-time resident of the encampment has received a formal eviction notice TED CLARKE Citizen Staff
The City of Prince George has served an eviction notice to the last registered occupant of the Lower Patricia Boulevard encampment, known as Moccasin Flats. The notice, served Thursday (Feb. 27), gives him 21 days to respond to the civil claim. The court filing also applies to two to four other people, whose identities are unknown to the city, who were previously camped at the site on the eastern edge of downtown. The 59-year-old, referred to as Bel in this story, said he knew the day was coming when he’d have to pack up his belongings and leave a site he’s occupied for nearly three years. He has no plans to fight the eviction and is resigned to the fact he will soon need to find a new place to call home for himself, his dog, and his two cats.
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Marvin (left), Pat and Chad discuss what can still be salvaged from Moccasin Flats on Monday.
“I’ll just do whatever the judge says. Basically, I’m not that kind of person to get in the way. In the eyes of progress, it’s got to go forward, right?” said Bel.
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He’s hopeful he’ll be given enough time to pack up all his belongings, including a wood stove that’s been his lifeline this winter.
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He’s gotten to know city staff and bylaw officers and is reasonably sure they will work with him to give him the time he needs to vacate his campsite. He hopes to be out by mid-April. “It’ll take me at least a month because I don’t want to leave the city with the (cleanup) bill,” he said. “I’m not in a state of panic or anything. I’m just trying to figure out what I can do next and see where I can go without being bothered. I can’t be cooped up like those folks in (the Third Avenue temporary housing facility 100 metres north of his camp). The rooms are too small and people can’t bring their stuff with them. “Even at the North Star (Inn) they’re having problems. People are breaking into rooms and staff doesn’t do anything about it. They don’t feel safe there. It’s a locked door, and doors get kicked in and it’s not being dealt with.”
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