Yukon #court bans camping for the #homeless ow.ly/sT6Co “… Order aimed at squatter makes camping illegal without a fixed Yukon address. The Yukon Supreme Court order targets a man and his daughter camping at Scout Lake. But authorities hope it will discourage others from copying his tactics. Over the last three years, Piotr Kijewski, 50, and his teenage daughter have been living at a variety of bush camps around Whitehorse. He calls it camping but government lands authorities consider them squatters, as they are illegally occupying crown land. Every time hes evicted, Kijewski just moves his camp. Lands Director Colin McDowell says the order makes camping illegal if you dont have a fixed Yukon address. Any person not having a permanent residence in the Yukon is unable to set up a tent camp or trailer on territorial lands and use that shelter as a place of residence, and thats the emphasis on the place of residence, says McDowell. …”
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 20:33:36 +0000
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