Supreme Court has granted an injunction against the residents of the so-called "Ten Year Tent City" on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, ordering about 50 homeless campers to leave the site by noon on Wednesday. Tent cities safer than street, advocates sayThe tent city was established in April by homelessness advocates in response to the city's housing crisis. The "Ten Year Tent City" moniker refers to a previous encampment on the same site in 2007. A release from the Alliance Against Displacement says the tent city is a safer alternative to street homelessness. "Residents of the tent city have [told us] they feel safer living in a group with people looking out for them," it said in a statement.

Source: CBC News June 26, 2017 21:22 UTC