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[Elsie Dean]

Yearof Pandemic   reveal s mistakes, now  to move forward - Please watch
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Lieutenant Colonel David Redman, former head of emergency management in
Alberta presents a detailed explanation of where our country went wrong in
dealing with the pandemic, how our government ignored previously developed
emergency plans, how long-term care has been needlessly devastated, and how
we can get out of this mess.

*Lieutenant Colonel (RET) David Redman on Pandemic Response*

https://www.randyhilliermpp.com/20210306_davidredman

*Liberty Coalition Canada*

@LibertyCoalitionCanada  · Community Organization

On Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 7:04 PM Elsie Dean <ewdean at telus.net> wrote:

> COVED 19  vaccine 33 doctors say unsafe
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> On Sat, Dec 19, 2020 at 11:00 AM Ken Hiebert <knhiebert at shaw.ca> wrote:
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>> Concerning the crisis in Nanaimo, please let me know if you would like to
>> join us in signing the  letter below drafted by Kim Goldberg and Myra
>> Thomson, Dyane
>> dyanebrown at shaw.ca   Tel. 250 753 3015. We would like to send it this
>> weekend if possible .
>>
>>
>>
>> ...............................................................................
>> Dear Nanaimo Mayor and Council,
>>
>>
>> *Re: The homeless population displaced from Wesley Street encampment*
>>
>>
>> We the undersigned urge our Nanaimo Council and City staff to take
>> immediate action to ensure the most basic amenities are available to people
>> who lost their homes when evicted from the Wesley Street encampment earlier
>> this month due to fire.
>>
>>
>> The three most basic amenities that the City must ensure, for reasons of
>> both human rights as well as community public health while in midst of a
>> global pandemic, are:
>>
>>
>> 1)    1) Access to drinking water.
>> 2)    2) Access to toilets.
>> 3)    3) Access to dry shelter (encampment) for sleeping in winter.
>>
>>
>> *Access to Drinking Water*
>>
>>
>> The City must ensure that all public drinking fountains in the downtown
>> and Bowen Park areas are repaired and turned on. If vandalism occurs, the
>> fountains must be swiftly repaired at City expense. This is simply the cost
>> of running a City in 2020. Vandalism committed by one is not a legitimate
>> basis for voiding basic human rights of an entire population.
>>
>>
>> The City must also ensure that City staff do not remove drinking water or
>> water containers brought to the homeless by community volunteers. Whatever
>> the reason was for staff removing these donated water containers, it must
>> stop.
>>
>>
>> *Access to Toilets*
>>
>>
>> All currently locked portapotties erected by the City in the downtown and
>> Bowen Park areas must be unlocked and, if necessary, repaired and cleaned
>> and emptied so they are usable. As with the public fountains, if a
>> portapotty is tipped over or vandalized, it must be swiftly repaired and
>> put back into service. Furthermore, more portapotties must be set up in
>> these areas. Sanitation of our streets and parks and the people living
>> outdoors is crucial during this global pandemic.
>>
>>
>> *Access to Dry Shelter for Sleeping*
>>
>>
>> At the very least, this means the City must immediately designate an area
>> where this displaced homeless population can erect tents and leave them
>> up—not have to take them down each morning. This will, at minimum, provide
>> reasonably dry sleeping, as well as some continuity and greater safety in
>> the lives of the occupants.
>>
>>
>> We are all aware of the many problems and concerns and community
>> complaints associated with homelessness and specifically homeless
>> encampments.
>>
>>
>> However, we are also living in a unique time as a result of the Covid-19
>> pandemic. Sanitation is paramount right now. We are no longer talking
>> merely about the human rights of the homeless members of our community. By
>> ensuring that their most basic needs for water, toilets, and tents are met,
>> we reduce Covid transmission for the entire community. These measures are
>> all within the realm and mandate of Nanaimo City Council, and it is
>> Council’s responsibility to use these municipal measures to prevent the
>> spread of Covid.
>>
>>
>> Signed,
>>
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>> Project-x at lists.resist.ca
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