The City of Victoria won't be enforcing rules on camping in parks, as part of an effort to let people experiencing homelessness follow instructions to physically distance themselves from others during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the increase of homeless people camping along Pandora Avenue in downtown Victoria, the city is now allowing the homeless to sleep in tents in city parks as a temporary measure. Housing has had to help find places like vacant motels for homeless people to stay. In her daily address on the City of Victoria Facebook page on March 31, Helps said B.C. Housing has acquired additional motel rooms for people to stay, bringing the total to number of secured spaces to 115.

Source: CBC News April 01, 2020 05:15 UTC