Homelessness

Homelessness

“Everything will be okay as long as I don’t turn myself into a victim": New series checking in on Victoria's homeless

By Anna J. James
October 16, 2020

For the next year, Capital Daily will be regularly profiling the same four people experiencing homelessness or on the brink of it

Homelessness

“It’s only … in jail that he sees a doctor”: Parents of homeless Victorians speak

By Anna J. James
October 7, 2020

Even a dedicated support network cannot be enough to keep a severely mentally ill son off the streets

Homelessness

Inside Victoria’s newest tent city

By Anna J. James
October 1, 2020

With 112 tents and counting, park behind Crystal Pool becomes latest stop on merry-go-round of Victoria tent encampments

Homelessness

PHOTOS: Inside the tenting community at Beacon Hill Park

By Anna J. James
September 8, 2020

We recently spent time in the park and spoke to campers.

Homelessness

Why tent encampments, like music festivals, may not be legal at Beacon Hill Park

By Thomas Guerrero
August 31, 2020

A lawsuit by the Friends of Beacon Hill Park is looking to sue the City of Victoria into evicting Beacon Hill Park's tent encampments

Homelessness

Where are Victoria's homeless coming from?

By Anna J. James
August 11, 2020

“Most of the people we see are from somewhere else,” an outreach worker told The Capital

Homelessness

Inside the City of Victoria’s case against the Beacon Hill tenters

By Anna J. James
July 30, 2020

It took a city audit, drone surveys and hundreds of pages of legal documents to move 60 campers from one part of Beacon Hill Park to another part

Homelessness

Can Victoria fix homelessness without a return to institutionalization?

By Anna J. James
July 4, 2020

Only four hospital beds exist in Victoria for people presenting with an emergency mental health issue. If you’re non-violent but experiencing a severe psychiatric crisis in Victoria, there’s basically nowhere to go