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Roadside B.C. homeless camp endures rocks, fireworks, from passing cars

Winter shelter options limited, public harassment common for people without homes in Nelson
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The camp on Government Road in Nelson on Sept. 29. Photo: Bill Metcalfe

Dallas Paulsen, who lives at the homeless camp in Nelson, says he has enough problems without people driving by and throwing rocks or worse.

“We’ve had bear bangers launched at us, and fireworks,” he says. “We’ve had cars full of kids throwing rocks as they drive by, yelling out the windows.”

Paulsen says diesel trucks drive up the road and, when passing the camp, blow their horns and rev their engines.

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Bill Metcalfe

About the Author: Bill Metcalfe

Bill has lived in Nelson since 1994 and has worked as a reporter at the Nelson Star since 2015.
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