Region of Waterloo and Provincial Government Appealing Kitchener Encampment Ruling
Councillors will hear from 14 delegates as they weigh safe tenting rules and possible alternative sites after a judge blocked eviction.
- Waterloo Region council meets Tuesday morning to discuss the encampment at 100 Victoria Street, which sits on land slated for the Kitchener Central Transit Hub.
- Ontario Superior Court Justice Michael Gibson ruled last month that the region's bylaw to clear the encampment violated the Charter rights of residents because no alternative shelter space was available.
- Criticizing the ruling as "ridiculous," Premier Doug Ford threatened to "send 15 encampments in backyard" and previously considered using the notwithstanding clause to clear the site.
- Today, Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey and Waterloo Chair Karen Redman announced the governments intend to appeal the decision to ensure stability for the transit project.
- Fourteen delegates are scheduled to speak at the nine a.m. meeting, with lawyer Ashley Schuitema hoping council will focus on tenting protocols or alternative sites for residents.
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Victoria Street encampment decision being appeal by region, Ontario
The province and the Region of Waterloo announced the governments will appeal a recent decision on the Victoria Street encampment that prevented the clearing of people staying on the land. In a press release, the government notes that the encampment, at 100 Victoria St. in Kitchener, is on the same piece of land slated for […]
Province, Region of Waterloo to appeal court decision on whether it can evict people from Kitchener encampment
The encampment at 100 Victoria St. N. in Kitchener was the focus of a special council meeting Tuesday morning. More than a dozen people called for a safe tenting protocol, but the councillors voted in favour to appeal a court decision in May. That ruling said the region was not allowed to remove residents of the encampment. The province said it will also appeal Gibson's ruling.
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