Edmonton Police Service take down elaborate homeless encampment [Video]

Edmonton Police Service (EPS) has dismantled one of the ‘most elaborate encampments’ officers have ever seen.

Last week the City of Edmonton and EPS found an encampment that was “almost completely camouflaged” and included four multi-level structures surrounded by a fence made of trees and broken branches, EPS said in a post on social media.

The encampment by Fulton Creek and 34 Street was built without any forms of proper support and was at risk of collapsing.

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“One big gust of wind, one bad weather night and that thing could come down and crush whoever is inside unfortunately,” Const. Brett Earley in an accompanying video posted on social media.

Park rangers and police found fire stoves with lit fire, a stone fireplace, stone flooring, a working fridge and washing machine and electrical wires hung “haphazardly.”

“To say I’m not impressed? That would be a lie. I would say incredibly unique. …