A live stream on YouTube has popped up next to the Regina Park tent city in Saanich.
It shows the backside of the encampment near Regina Avenue with the Trans Canada Highway in the foreground.
According to YouTube, the stream went live on July 20th. The surveillance camera was installed by Victoria Drains Service which is located near the tent city on Regina Avenue.
According to Scott Sheldrake of Bullet Security, they were contracted to install the surveillance camera in an area where the Victoria Drains employees park after a spike in break-ins and other problems.
“The area where the video camera is aimed at happens to also cover a portion of the new Saanich tent city – and Victoria Drains is allowing the public to access it via YouTube as a public service,” Sheldrake told Victoria Buzz.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euPXfWolvVA&app=desktop
Regina Park responds
The Facebook page representing the Regina Park encampment – called Camp Namegans – responded to the setup of the live feed, arguing that “homeless people have enough surveillance in their lives being forced to live in the public eye”.
They have since asked Victoria Drains to remove the video from YouTube, and are asking the public to call and email the company and do the same.
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