The Progress Report — Edmonton spent $225k fencing off former encampment sites (first 9 months of 2024)

Original source: https://www.theprogressreport.ca/edmonton_has_spent_225k_fencing_off_former_encampment_sites_in_the_first_nine_months_of_2024 Retrieved: 2026-07-04

• $225,000 spent fencing off former encampment sites in the first nine months of 2024 — vs just $3,400 in all of 2023. $107,000 of the 2024 total came from Government of Alberta funding.
• City calls the fencing "a crucial part of our work to maintain safety during and after encampment resolutions."
• Judith Gale (Bear Claw): the city "spent all of the money putting up fences just so that people could be stopped from putting up shelter."
• Lawyer Chris Wiebe: "This money could have been spent on known solutions like adequate housing and shelter."
• Context: homelessness increased 47% in Edmonton during 2024 (Homeward Trust); frostbite injuries/amputations among unhoused people reached record levels early 2024.