Quote from: 18hammers on Jan 11, 2024, 10:07 PMEdmonton's finest have been out tossing the homeless out of their tents in -36 C weather. Didn't do it when the weather was mild, no waited until - 40 is in the forecast then thought it a good time to tear down the only shelters these folks have. Largely natives getting the boot and told to move on. They are good sports about it though, seemingly cooperative. In their position I would be looking to bury a blade in someone taking my only shelter in -40 weather. What kind of cop can do that? I just hate people!
The reason they do that is because in mild weather people generally don't freeze to death living in a tent. With a decent sleeping bag and a few layers ,you're fine. At -40 though unless you have some fire or you have several people (and dogs) and you have insulated your tent by packing snow around it, you probably won't make it through the night. On those nights, they round up everyone and make them go to a public shelter that has heat. Even if there's not enough beds, they let them sleep on the floor. Then when it warms up, everybody sets up their tents again.
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