London 'If we can’t maintain property standards, our city is lost': Encampment crackdown in OEV Tent occupants were told to pack up and tents were taken down at Dundas and Lyle Streets on June 3, 2024. (Gerry Dewan/CTV News London) Share Tents, tarps, sleeping bags, and shopping carts were all gathered up by their owners, or taken away by City of London crews. The encampment crackdown London’s Old East Village started around 7:30 a.
m. Monday. The primary encampment was at Dundas Street and Lyle Street in the heart of the village.
Ward four Coun. Susan Stevenson insists it was a step that needed to be taken, "If the city cannot maintain property standards on that street, our city is lost." City officials say they rely on the Coordinated Informed Response (CIR) approach, with teams made of up of bylaw enforcement officials, corporate security, and road operations members.
They were joined by members of the London Police Service (LPS) and representatives of the homelessness support agency London Cares. A woman who was part of the encampment, and who identified herself only as ‘Elizabeth,’ recounted what they said to her, "They said 'Good luck' and, 'We're sorry' and 'We did everything we could.'” City of London staff and London Police Service members were on hand as homeless encampments were dismantled in OEV on June 3, 2024.
(Gerry Dewan/CTV News London) Those on hand from LPS and most of the City of London staff left the area shortly before 9 a.m., leaving behind mai.