The emails — from the inboxes of parks, forestry and recreation staff — cover a 10-day period in May when the city ramped up enforcement against remaining camps. The city ramped up enforcement against homeless encampments in May, conducting three sweeps of smaller camps on May 12. The internal emails show staff were facing some pressure in the preceding weeks to clear out one of those three in particular — Barbara Hall Park. “I am writing to demand that you close down the encampment at Barbara Hall Park,” read one email, from a sender redacted from the records. Nine days after the complaints came in, Barbara Hall was cleared, with all occupants reportedly moving into shelters.

Source: thestar July 08, 2021 09:22 UTC