Edmonton police tour 'elaborate' homeless encampment equipped with solar power

A video released by police shows a series of structures built into a hill in the Fulton Creek area.

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[hiddenhazardable]

The encampment has now been listed for the low price of $1.2 million CAD

[deprogramr]

Back in the day, they'd of called this a homestead.

[Jmoneyiw]

guys living in the bush: arrested

guy who kills another guy on his own property: yeah we did a thorough investigation and don't believe he will do it again so we released him

make it make sense for f sakes

[JimmyDeanBallistic]

How about MAKE HOMES MORE AFFORDABLE!!! This is the result of mismanagement of the housing system.

[Blitzmagee]

It's pretty telling when your homeless are productive, skilled, savy, and organized. Perhaps a certain amount of otherwise benevolent citizens have been marginalized into this burgeoning subculture.

[kevinmcknight]

Funny? How dare they try and stay out of the elements

[s.williamshay]

You can't police your way out of social problems.

[m.brillon]

Laughing at WHAT! This is someone's home! Shame on you Mr. Police Officer. I bet he couldn't live there.

[theandonly]

This is the result of real estate speculation and conditions that encourage using housing as a means to acquire wealth. A large segment of the population can't afford shelter, but needs it anyways.

[colinparent]

About as pathetic as arresting Jean Valgean in "Les Misérables' with a 20 year prison sentence for stealing a loaf of bread. Shameful!

[heaveymelt]

Yep no were to live thats affordable but lets shut this down

[SensBruins]

Well they werent homeless untill the police kicked them out

[offgridDAVID]

That's an ambitiously built camp. Someone had the skills

[AquaGutterCleaning]

Cop laughs …you won’t be laughing if it happened to you! I see all walks of life in our shelters. 😢

[media]

CAnadian Police once again Proving IGNORANCE !!!

[JVWinalberta]

World's 2nd largest country, and there's is nowhere to live. 11% privately owned, the rest "crown" land owned by King Charles.

[myathehappy_]

With the amount of taxes we pay that are wasted, they could build tiny homes with an on site addictions councilor, and then you wont get places like this popping up.

[lawrencelawrence]

Better living conditions than in the shanty towns in South Africa. At least in South Africa the police let the shantys remain.

[jackdaniels]

Giggling police officer at homeless people's home. All sad.

[thomassutherland]

Great job officer saved them from having a home