On an Edmonton street once crowded with tents, workers in white hazmat suits sifted through tarps, sleeping bags and blankets on Wednesday morning, slowly stuffing trash bags into the back of a garbage truck.
Tents scattered across central Edmonton are being torn down as a court battle over the city’s encampment removals policy continues.
Makeshift shelters at four camps are expected to be removed today by city workers and police.
The sites marked for removal are near social agencies, including the Bissell Centre. As of Wednesday morning, city workers were clearing one of the sites, along 105A Avenue in the heart of Chinatown.
The encampments are among
