People who are being offered a spot in either location should be informed this week, and they’ll likely start moving into the shelter during the first week of May and into the tiny-home village the next week, McKenzie said.
The delays won’t affect city council’s decision last month to end all-day camping as of May 1, but the bylaw won’t be enforced against people who have confirmed offers of indoor space and are waiting for it to be ready, said Mayor Lisa Helps.
The province and the City of Victoria set a deadline of April 30 to offer indoor spaces to people sheltering in parks and ravines, one month later than initially proposed. The province announced in March it had secured enough spaces to move more than 200 people indoors.