Trespassing notice calls for residents to leave Island 22 encampment in Chilliwack immediately
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CHILLIWACK — An eviction notice has been posted outside of the Island 22 homeless encampment on Cartmell Road in Chilliwack, advising residents there that they could be charged with an offence if they continue to unlawfully occupy privately owned lands governed by a First Nation in Chilliwack.
According to a notice installed Friday morning (Dec. 8) outside 45645 Cartmell Road, the lands located at Skway Indian Reserve No. 5 are private lands owned and governed by Shxwha:y Village. The current use of Shxwha:y Village’s reserve lands for an encampment is not authorized by Shxwha:y Village, its leadership, or its laws.
“You are hereby given notice under Shxwha:y Village laws that your occupation on Shxwha:y Village Reserve Lands is not authorized nor consented to by Shxwha:y Village,” the notice stated. “It is mandatory that you immediately cease your occupation, stop overnight camping, and remove all your personal property from Shxwha:y Village Reserve Lands by January 31, 2024. Although Shxwha:y Village is providing time to leave the encampment on Shxwha:y Village Reserve Lands, this does not provide permission to stay until January 31, 2024.”
The mounted notice goes on to say that continued occupation beyond this deadline of January 31, 2024 will be deemed as trespassing in accordance with Shxwha:y Village laws.
