‘Ducks swimming with propane’: Resident concerned with encampment at Vancouver’s Vanier Park – BC | 24CA News
A Kitsilano resident has critical considerations with an encampment that has popped up in Vancouver’s Vanier Park forested space.
“My friend, who’s with the Hancock Wildlife Foundation, let me know about this situation down here a few days ago,” Elvira Lount mentioned.
“She has been tracking the eagles, who seem to be trying to settle in the nest (nearby).”
A considerable amount of rubbish was seen within the space across the encampment.
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The encampment has one massive construction and a big tent, with the realm affected by rubbish and a number of propane tanks, one thing that has Lount involved as a critical hearth hazard.
“One looks at least 400 square feet. This is not your normal tents,” Lount mentioned.
“It’s a permanent camp…and it’s in a forested bio-diverse area. There is pollution in the pond… there are ducks swimming around with propane tanks in the water.”
Lount runs a on-line neighborhood group known as “Keep Kits Beach Wild” on Facebook.
Propane tanks had been seen within the water close to the encampment.
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The resident mentioned the eagles are seemingly not going to be nesting within the designated nest the park board erected just a few years in the past because of the disturbance.
“There is a fire hazard, there are about five propane tanks around the tents, and there is garbage everywhere,” she mentioned. The metropolis has to come back out right here and clear this up. The metropolis and the police ought to dismantle the camp and discover these individuals someplace to stay.”
Global News talked to an encampment inhabitant on Saturday.
He mentioned he and one other man live within the buildings and have been dwelling within the space for years.
Global News reached out to the Vancouver Park Board for remark.
“The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation is aware of a temporary structure and debris in Vanier Park and is working on addressing community concerns,” a spokesperson mentioned in an electronic mail.
“Situations such as these are extremely complex, and require coordination with our City partners, including Homelessness Services Outreach, Sanitation and Fire and Rescue Services, to support the transition.”
Vancouver Fire Rescue Services’ chief Karen Fry mentioned they are going to be reviewing the state of affairs with Vancouver police and the park board subsequent week.
