Vancouver Island University has issued a trespass notice to pro-Palestinian protesters, telling them to vacate their encampment on the campus in Nanaimo, B.C. by Monday.
The university said in a statement that the notice was issued Thursday and if protesters are not gone by 8 a.m. Monday, it would “take all legal steps necessary to remove them.”
On Friday, the protesters urged the university not to waste money on a legal challenge and instead engage in dialogue.
The university’s move came after a court in Ontario granted an injunction against a protest camp at the University of Toronto, leading to protesters leaving. Vancouver Island University noted this in its statement.
The university said it will seek an injunction against the camp and damages from protesters if the camp isn’t dismantled by the deadline.
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