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Making camping illegal on the Green won’t solve the root of the problem
 
By Philippe Lucas, Times ColonistSeptember 22, 2010
 
 Every day, in the neighbourhood where I live with my wife and two-year-old daughter, people laugh, cry, drink alcohol, take drugs, crap, urinate and vomit.
 
Some fight, some make love, some […]

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Times Colonist, January 4th, 2009
 
People respond to stress or crisis in many different ways; sometimes, I cook. When my wife went into labour in the middle of the night a few months ago, I got out of bed and made braised lamb shanks, garlic pork ribs, and Thai curry to stock us […]

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Victoria News
By Keith Vass - Victoria News
Published: October 27, 2008 6:00 PM
After revisiting their decision to appeal a B.C. Supreme Court ruling allowing the homeless to pitch tents on city land, Victoria councillors have decided to press on with the case.
In the clearest statement yet on the city’s grounds for appeal, acting mayor Coun. Dean […]

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Times Colonist
Monday, October 20, 2008
Exactly a year ago today, we greeted the report of the homelessness task force with both hope and concern that once again, little real action would result.
The concern was justified. Despite some modest progress, the problems of homelessness, addiction and street disorder are worse than they were a year ago. […]

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David Mulroney

Special to Times Colonist

Sunday, October 19, 2008
Homeless people are pitching tents in our parks. Why this is happening? On Oct. 15, as most Canadians were waking up to the results of the federal election, far too many homeless Canadians were waking up on our streets, in alleyways, under bridges and in our parks.
Probably […]

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