Encampment residents resist eviction as advocacy group loses bid to stall tent removals
The Coalition for Justice and Human Rights alleges the City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Police Service have breached an interim injunction by failing to ensure there is adequate shelter space to accommodate people being evicted from the encampments.
![Encampment residents resist eviction as advocacy group loses bid to stall tent removals](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7078684.1704829029!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/police-and-city-workers-at-an-encampment-in-edmonton-located-in-the-area-of-101a-avenue-and-95th-street-on-tuesday-january-9-2024.jpg)
![Police and city workers at an encampment in Edmonton located in the area of 101A Avenue and 95th Street on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. A group of people sit around a cluster of snowy tents and tarps.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7078684.1704829029!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/police-and-city-workers-at-an-encampment-in-edmonton-located-in-the-area-of-101a-avenue-and-95th-street-on-tuesday-january-9-2024.jpg)
The Coalition for Justice and Human Rights alleges the City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Police Service have breached an interim injunction by failing to ensure there is adequate shelter space to accommodate people being evicted from the encampments.