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The City of Winnipeg says it\u2019s beginning to ramp up enforcement of its homeless encampment rules, with a sharp increase in activity over the past month as officials prepare for spring and summer.<\/p>\n
Community development manager Chris Brens told members of the community services committee Tuesday that since the enforcement protocol took effect in November, crews have \u201cactioned\u201d 20 encampment sites. That means outreach workers or bylaw officers posted notices there, and in some cases, people moved out before cleanup.<\/p>\n
In total, 58 sites have been cleaned up, including encampments that had already been abandoned.<\/p>\n
The number of site visits has increased significantly since early March. Bylaw officers have now carried out nearly 200 site visits since November. Of those, 91 happened since the previous verbal report on March 3 \u2014 almost matching the roughly 108 visits conducted between November and early March.<\/p>\n
City officials say the increase is expected to continue, with more monitoring, signage and enforcement planned as warmer weather returns.<\/p>\n
Community services committee chair Coun. Vivian Santos told reporters consistency will be key to preventing encampments from growing larger over time.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you just go there once and then go away, what we\u2019re seeing is that when that happens … a lot of the encampments start to solidify and grow larger and larger, and that\u2019s not what we want to happen,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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Winnipeg ramps up encampment enforcement ahead of summer<\/p>\n
The City of Winnipeg says it\u2019s increasing visits to homeless encampments as warmer weather approaches. Officials say more sites have been cleared and cleaned, but the spring and summer will be the real test of the city\u2019s approach.<\/p>\n
The enforcement protocol prohibits encampments within\u00a050 metres of schools, playgrounds, daycares and skating rinks, or within 30 metres of transit shelters, bridges and similar public facilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n