TENT CITY REMOVED by POLICE Oct 18

This video was taken on the final day of homeless week at the Mayor's Grove in Beacon Hill park. The first shots with all the media present as everyone anticipated the removal of the tents before 7 am came and went. At 7:30 am the current acting mayor was on CBC radio stating that the tents would not be removed. Then five hours later the police showed up stating that they were ordered to remove the tents with no warning from the mayor or the police of chief, neither of which were present at the time of the take down. So this lead to a confrontation between the police and the homeless as the homeless tended to believe that the mayor was going to follow through with his announcement. So as predicted things got very tense, people were arrested once again for not taking down their homes. People were being fined $100.00 a piece they have now lost their only possessions again and are being told they can only set up their tents from 9 pm to 7 am. There is only one problem they no longer have their tent, sleeping bags or a change of clothes. Their ID was taken so now they are being harassed for having no ID and they are now being asked to vote in the next municipal election