A petition to disallow homeless campers from staying in downtown Victoria's Beacon Hill Park during the day has garnered thousands of signatures since its inception. The encampments at Beacon Hill Park have grown since city councillors temporarily allowed homeless campers to leave their tents up in the park during the day — they were previously required to take them down every morning — in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cynthia Diadick, who has lived in the neighbourhood near Beacon Hill Park for over two decades, launched the petition. Many small camps are scattered throughout Beacon Hill Park. Camping at Beacon Hill is supposed to be discussed at an upcoming City of Victoria council meeting on June 25.

Source: CBC News June 17, 2020 00:00 UTC