BC Squatter Camp Explodes, Province Steps In

0:00A squatter can belong treponeer creek above Peachland and British Columbia has exploded in size over the past year. Locals count over 37 people living there now, with about 20 RVs, tents, and tarp setups crammed in. They've dragged in furniture, gear, boats on jacks, trailer stuff with trash, and piles of tires. Residents spot hoses pulling water straight from the creek, and makeshift wood stows poking out of trailers in this high fire risk zone. The area is a sensitive watershed, so fears run high about sewage and wastewater polluting the water that neighbors draw from their wells. Folks like Julie and Kyle Getty call it out of control, and gross, urging cleanup on this provincial, crown, land. They've hit up every government level, and agency, but keep hearing the same jurisdictional shuffle. Nobody owns the problem. Late Thursday, the province finally weighed in. Natural resource offices know about the camp, and the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction plans a site visit next month to talk, supports and services with

1:01the folks there. Rules allow camping on crown land for just 14 days max per spot, so this ballooning set of tests those limits hard. Locals get the tough times, but hope it doesn't spiral worse before help arrives. That's the story for today. Vancouver News Today, Driven by AI