Courts strike down challenge against City of Victoria park sheltering ban

B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner said she was disappointed with the Supreme Court’s decision, upholding the City of Victoria’s authority to make bylaws that that restrict people from sheltering in city parks.
In October 2024, Krystle Fox, Kimberly Scheu and Shea Smith filed a petition to the Supreme Court of B.C., saying the City of Victoria’s decision to ban overnight sheltering at Victoria West Park and Irving Park was “unreasonable” and failed to proportion