The City of Prince George says it will begin dismantling a long-standing homeless encampment after a B.C. Supreme Court judge approved the move and ruled the city had taken steps to shelter unhoused people.

Prince George had gone to court twice before to close the encampment on lands the city owns, but was previously told that residents must be allowed to stay due to unsuitable housing and daytime facilities for unhoused people in the city.

The court ruling, issued last week, says that after a new supportive housing facility adjacent to the encampment opened in January, the city returned to court to enforce its bylaws and close the camp.

The ruling says the most recent data from November 2024 show there are more than 200 people in Prince George who were “absolutely homeless,” many of wh

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