Kingston news: Part of Belle Park to be closed for clean-up [Video]

The City of Kingston says part of Belle Park, where an encampment of homeless people had been set up, will be closed starting Friday for remediation and clean-up.

People have been living in tents in the area of Belle Park since at least 2020. The City of Kingston has made several attempts to evict individuals living there, which have been met by legal challenges. Earlier this month, however, an individual attacked and killed two people in the area of the encampment and injured another, prompting the mayor to call for the encampment to be dismantled.

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Part of the area was fenced off for the police investigation and remained closed as of last week.

The City of Kingston said in a news release Wednesday that it has been helping people get access to their personal belongings …