A fire inspection was completed at tent city on Wednesday, but the results won’t be released until later this week.
Campers had until May 25 to comply with a fire safety order or face more court action by the provincial government.
Inspectors toured tent city for several hours, looking for potential fire risks. Some causes for concern included tarps over shelters, storage of too much combustible materials, shelter doors not facing paths and cooking on open flames.
“From a municipal fire perspective ours is really just getting a strong understanding of any hazards that are present down here to make sure that if we are called to respond down here in case of an emergency that our first responders are well aware of any risks or hazards,” Victoria Fire deputy chief Dan Atkinson said.
A previous inspection caused a few concerns – leading to Wednesday’s clean-up order.
At least one camper said it’s made tent city safer.
“There are paths where there were no paths. There are tents that are adjoining that are now separated, so I’m pleased with the amount of work that’s been done,” she said.
Housing Minister Rich Coleman said there’s more work that needs to be done.
“The next step is to see what this report says if its strong enough it isn’t being complied with and health and safety aren’t being complied with then we’ll have to go to court,” Coleman noted.
Details on the inspection are expected to be released on Thursday.
An application for a permanent injunction to force campers out will be heard in September.
