The B.C. Association of Social Workers is calling on municipal governments in the province to adopt what it describes as a more collaborative approach to address homelessness, instead of resorting to police force.
Michael Crawford, president of the Vancouver-based organization, made the plea on Monday after the City of Williams Lake in the central Interior decided to dismantle the tent encampment at Herb Gardner Park, near city hall. Local news outlet The Williams Lake Tribune reported that the encampment was dismantled Monday afternoon.
Crawford, who lives in Kamloops, said the use of police force creates more trauma for vulnerable people.
“Governments and other stakeholders are just going to have to get together and develop a bit of a better
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