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Overnight Occupation: Occupy Toronto Weathers First Storm
Last night, the first major storm since Occupy Toronto started. We checked in overnight to see how they fared.
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- A 2 a.m. discussion in the gazebo.<br /> <br /> <em>Photo by Christopher Drost/Torontoist</em>
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- Lights, laptops, and other devices are powered by a few generators that have been brought into the park.<br /> <br /> <em>Photo by Christopher Drost/Torontoist</em>
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- <em>Photo by Christopher Drost/Torontoist</em>
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- One reason St. James is serving the camp well: built in drainage ditches that criss-cross the park.<br /> <br /> <em>Photo by Christopher Drost/Torontoist</em>
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- A fallen tree branch just behind the library tent.<br /> <br /> <em>Photo by Christopher Drost/Torontoist</em>
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- Marshalls keeping a watch over things.<br /> <br /> <em>Photo by Christopher Drost/Torontoist</em>
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- <em>Photo by Christopher Drost/Torontoist</em>
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St. James Park, even in the middle of the night and in the middle of a storm, is quite a welcoming environment. Last night the camp saw its first major storm since the Occupy Toronto protest began, and the park’s new residents handled it rather nicely. A few tree branches fell, but the camp kept humming along, managing food and shelter and logistics for a few dozen tents’-worth of people. One key element of keeping things going: the marshalls, who walk around in neon vest as a sort of park neighbourhood watch. Even the police we chatted with were relaxed and curious, impressed at the level of organization that keeps things going day-to-day.
As we were speaking with them, someone decided to start singing out loud from the private sanctuary of one of the Porta-Potties; a marshall with a walkie talkie was dispatched to quiet him down. Just another night at the camp.