Believe me, the encampment will be growing bigger and bigger. Authorities need to do something before this becomes out of control like DTES in Vancouver.

I was homeless in Victoria. I was also psychotic with Schizoaffective Disorder. It's a difficult life lesson to learn when you realize that your presence and very fiber of being is looked at as an inconvenience by many. I was able to get help and worked my way out of poverty. This is not in any way possible for everyone, and I just hope that people keep their wits about them, and be safe when dealing with this. The people who you surround yourself with are paramount to your mental health. It's easy to latch onto anybody who's seemingly nice, but I will warn you, everyone has a dark side and many will take advantage. I can't imagine how tough it is for women especially and youths. Please keep reaching up and remain hopeful even though it may seem that there is no end. Miracles happen.

To live with minimum comforts you need an annual wage of $75K, the average single bedroom apt in Vic is over $2050/month, median sales of home prices is just under $1million....and its only going up.

My countrymen, women and children lying on pavement, how embarrassing as a country is this. This is what this proud country has to offer its homeless.....drop everything else and help our own!! NOW! Why does this need to be said and pointed out!!!

I am sorry to say but when I moved to Victoria from Alberta in 1982 downtown was nothing like it is today. I was allowed to go with my brothers downtown and my brothers at the time were 4 and 2 and it was safe. Now today both of my brothers have young children of there own and it is different and they would not let there children downtown on the bus alone or stuff as it is not safe. I have heard people that are just walking downtown with there child in a stroller and coffee getting thrown on the child by a homeless person. These people choose this life. They come here to do drugs and stuff and they choose this life. Not many people that are in the tents want to get into housing. What the the city needs to do is people that come over to Victoria not to look for housing but to do drugs and live on the street need to be sent back and not allowed in BC anymore. We need to make this city safe and wonderful again for the tourists that come. Because of this we are not getting the money from the tourists that we did back before it turned like this. This needs to be taken down and the people that just came over here and are not from BC need to go back and be homeless in the city that they came from. I do not know why you say this is safe. NOT SAFE!! TAKE IT ALL DOWN!!

It's only getting worse and worse. Many people downtown clearly have mental issues, screaming at passers by, or are obviously slumped over from drugs. I don't understand why more isn't being done.

Thank you for showing around!

Vancouver and Victoria were considered jewels to many in the U.S. that knew about these cities. The drug dealers and pushers looking for clients have caused this tragedy. What a curse drug and alcohol addiction is on the world.

It's "not dangerous", in the sense that you'll survive if you bike through it, but it's actually extremely dangerous if you try and live there as a homeless person. Also, everyone who does these types of videos hides their camera or does it from the safety of a locked vehicle. Why? Because if you don't, it's DANGEROUS.

Thank you for sharing.. Please keep up the good reporting.. Also please put the text in blue or other color so that it will be easier to read...

Remeber this next election cycle. "Safe supply" nonsense will not help anyone. Improved custody infrastructure, to include dedicated mental health units for provincial and federal facilities is the only way forward in my opinion. Once we get there, I'm sure new inovations can be looked at. I for one feel terrible for anyone who cant help themselves, but more importantly, i want my family and I to be safe in our community.

Sending prayers

I live not to far from Pandora and the homeless and poor have been in that area for years and years eating at the soup kitchen they have there. I have never had a problem in that area or walking down Pandora. Just mind your own business and don't look down on ppl because they are poor.

Victoria only the rich and the homeless can afford to live there

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I live in Vancouver and believe me, its much worse there, but walking through these areas is fine, as long as you walk with purpose, not strolling and don't make eye contact, and if you smoke, well don't unless you want to be asked for smokes. Side streets off Pandora are a better option. Its not a feast-for-the-eyes circus, its just reality.

At least they keep it clean hope and pray they find homes

I live around the corner... It's not dangerous in the sense that ppl are going to strait up mug you ... but it's pretty depressing that ppl are left to rot on the street in all weather

Wow. Nice campground! Do not seems expensive. I will be moving to Victoria soon.

It is dangerous to go downtown Victoria.

people here blaming housing costs - news flash - these junkies aren't saving for a house.....

Victoria is a wonderful place for the homeless. Spread the word.

صباح الخير ايها الاصدقاء نهار كم سعيد. ماذا تحبون ان اجلب لكم الفطور الصباحي هذا اليوم 🎉

Try that at night lol Safe?

SOCIALISM gives EVERYTHING but LOVE & CARE !! KEEP GOING, ALL AHEAD REVERSE !!

WOW! The wonderful gardens of Josep Borrell are found in Canada.

I would HATE to work at that McDonald's across the street lol. And this uploader seems like a bleeding-heart, formerly homeless, homeless-people-are-never-at-fault homeless advocate.

Cities in the USA look the same. Blocks of truck campers or tent cities. Its bad everywhere. Feeding people is good but it doesn't address the problem.

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Calgary is lucky it headed off homeless tent camps with emergency shelters . But they might be bursting at the seams come winter with many people across Canada coming in hopes of work and apartments. The DI and the salvation army shelter often over run with substance abuse people.

Well done Liberals NDP. VOTE them in again see what else they can wreck

It’s because it’s the warmest area of CANADA? NOT hard to figure Out

Having lived on Pandora myself, I find your video informative and non judgmental, which I appreciate. However, out of respect for these people, I hope that you told them they're on video.

Alberta needs to start sending our addicts here so they can have free smack and live their best life lol.

It is principally a drug and mental health crisis and the city is bursting with job vacancies….maybe they could try working a job

Very sad

WITH YOUR FIRST COMMENT 'THIS PLACE IS SAFE' I THOUGHT YOU WERE BEING SARDONIC, DARK SARCASM

AS A KID I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE EXTRA 'CATCH' WAS ABOUT THOSE TENTS, THE TENTS SHOULDN'T BE PURCHASED OR BE FOR SALE AT THE STORES BECAUSE OF WHERE THEY GO, HOW INAPPROPRIATELY THEY ARE USED, AND THEY ARE GENERALLY MADE FOR HOLSUM OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY, FAMILY CAMPING, AND THEY HAVE A SERIOUS GRIEVOUS REALITY - A MORAL TWIST TO WHAT THOSE TENTS REPRESENT, SPROCKET IN TIME

Oh and go into the tunnels down under Victoria I dare you LOL cops and the escorts body's that they ... Well you get the point

Unfortunately the walking dead are everywhere

Not dangerous?? oh please

I have never seen the beautiful city of Victoria, British Columbia in such a terrible state! However, the country has lots of money for Ukraine!

Only getting worse.

The great and peaceful people of the great country of Canada. How peaceful is every street in Canada and how peacefully people are living here. They are very peaceful people. No fighting and no looting of any kind. This is Victoria bc and the rest of Canada will be the same in years to come.

Life sucks

Kick out Justin Trudeau and things commented in this video will change for the better.

Danm, looks worse than Toronto and Victoria is just a small town tho

landlords r priks

Learn the Law: Those who do not have jobs, do NOT pay taxes! Occupy your houses, people!! God will Save You !

hello I would need help my sister would live in the street in this area ..... I urgently need to find her and the police don't really help me and her name is Véronique Miville and can be called Veronika help me I need help above me I am in Quebec very far and little resource to help me

Never vote Liberal or NDP ever Again. Trudeau and Eby have to go.

Don't blame the landlords for the high rents it's very simple logic why they are so high. Would you want any of these drug addict's living in your nice rentals? I think not, that's why the rents are so high so none of these people can afford them and fail to pay rent monthly then destroy them at the landlords expense. I would do the same. These people chose the drug addict lifestyle so they can live with it, they can only blame themselves.

Funny how everyone assumes they are all addicts. I live in Calgary and actually took food out to the ones around my apartment guess what? 50% are addicts so solve the assumption might solve the problem. Homelessness in Canada is not just addicts wow Talk to them they don’t bite. Sad to see all of BC like this now. But perhaps it was meant to humble the BC people as I never forget when BC laughed and said they deserved to die in the fort mac fire. BC needed these shocks to humble the attitude Again talk to them I know your BC but one day you will have to talk to them try it now they are not rabid animals. Or take food and water and help them instead of filming to get likes off their pain.

It's not dangerous?? omg you are delusional.. 😂

Well maybe change the way you vote ? This is what you voted for, so learn to live with your mistakes.

Canada's only possible solution to Homelessness is to gather all the homeless people across Canada grouped in one place, for example, in Toronto or Vancouver Don't let them wander into every other location and stay on the sidewalks. If you see homeless people, dump them all in Toronto or anywhere with a good climate. There needs to be a place to accept those homeless people to be put and be allowed to live. Similarly, the garbage that has landfills to dump enough rubbish and segregate combustible from non-combustible waste so you can recycle usable items by type, likewise to people, cautiousness if the people are contagious, separate the bad from the good people and ordinary people. Separate the sheep from the goats. Matthew 25:31-46

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That was always a weird place. Go to Peter Gustavsons House in Oak Bay and ask for help. He is soooo kind and worth over $300 million. He will help for sure.