Vancouver park rangers stopped advocates from building tiny homes Thursday at a court-protected homeless encampment on the city’s downtown waterfront.
Advocates were hoping to build insulated shelters that would provide protection and warmth, not only from the recent snowstorm that hit the Lower Mainland, but from future storms and cold snaps.
Encampment residents and advocates at CRAB Park argued the structures should stand because the encampment is protected under court orders that found there was no suitable alternative accommodation for those who live in makeshift tents at the waterfront park.
However, the Vancouver Park Board said the tiny home structures are a safety hazard and contravene their
