City Offers Details On Encampment Enforcement

The City of Winnipeg plans to statesman enforcement connected its encampment argumentation Nov. 17.

Two existing bylaw officers will beryllium trained to activity successful assessing encampments, classifying them arsenic high, medium, aliases debased risk. High and mean consequence camps are to beryllium connected pinch outreach workers and fixed announcement to vacate, while those deemed debased consequence will beryllium monitored for information and cleanliness.

The City’s Acting Manager of Community Development Greg MacPherson says nan officers will activity pinch nan Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service and Mobile Outreach Support squad to link nan encampment residents to lodging and supports.

“It is simply a activity successful progress. The document, we’re approaching it arsenic a surviving document. We’re going to beryllium adjusting it.”

Watch nan video supra to study much astir nan City’s Encampments Policy.