More than a month after the University Avenue green space in Halifax was de-designated as an encampment site, the area is now empty.
Halifax Regional Municipality officials said three people were staying at the site as of Wednesday morning, but by the afternoon the location was vacant. Compliance staff told people on the green space to pack their belongings for storage or transportation and leave the area.
“Over the past several weeks, the municipality has taken a number of steps to provide support to those who had been sleeping rough in the University Avenue green space,” a release from the municipality says. “Municipal compliance staff and housing and homelessness coordinators have been on-site multiple times to offer supports and resources. This includes transportation of people and their belongings to provincially-funded indoor shelters and housing options, or to other municipal designated locations that are available, as well as temporary storage of …