In the lead-up to the move to Robson Square, occupiers held a march through downtown streets as they loaded things into storage and began the mass exodus from the art gallery site to the steps of the courthouse. Some protesters carried several large tents with them on the move before setting them up on the new site. One of the … [Read more...]
A judge adjourns injuction hearing to remove Occupy Vancouver tent city.
November 9, 2011 by
A BC Supreme Court judge has given lawyers for Occupy protesters in Vancouver a week to prepare their defence against an injunction application by the city. Associate Chief Justice Anne Mackenzie says the injunction will now be heard next Wednesday at 10am. That hearing, aimed at giving city workers the power to dismantle the … [Read more...]
Tent removal no easy task
November 2, 2011 by
A court injunction to remove protesters from the Vancouver Art Gallery lawn could take several weeks to complete, city council was informed yesterday during a briefing of the two-and-a-half-week-old protest. City manager Penny Ballem told council that staff are keeping a close eye on the occupation and that protesters remain co-operative and … [Read more...]
