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chemgear · 10-27-2011, 07:22 PM

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/ca...747/story.html

The Occupy Calgary protest at Olympic Plaza will cost taxpayers at least $40,000 just to repair damage done to the park by the continued presence of the demonstrators and their tents.

That cost will escalate until they finally leave the area said Tom Sampson, deputy chief of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency.

“We believe that the Occupy Calgary folks should move, they’re causing damage to the environment situation,” said Sampson. “That park was never intended to be an overnight area, it’s a day use area and damage to environmental aspects of the park is occurring.”

10-27-2011, 07:22 PM	#453
chemgear Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Exp:	http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/ca...747/story.html The Occupy Calgary protest at Olympic Plaza will cost taxpayers at least $40,000* just to repair damage done to the park by the continued presence of the demonstrators and their tents.* That cost will escalate until they finally leave the area said Tom Sampson, deputy chief of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency. “We believe that the Occupy Calgary folks should move, they’re causing damage to the environment situation,” said Sampson. “That park was never intended to be an overnight area, it’s a day use area and damage to environmental aspects of the park is occurring.”