His parents told him he would be evicted, albeit jokingly.
Last spring break, 14-year-old Travis Britton and his friend and neighbour, Trent, built a fort of tarps, rope and random pieces of wood they were able to scrounge up, entrenched in the woods surrounding Partridge Drive in the Wiltse area.
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But what was once a roughly 30-square-foot forest sanctuary for Travis and Trent is now a pile of debris at the side of Travis香蕉视频直播檚 house, after the duo arrived at the fort last week to an eviction notice from the City of Penticton.
The city bylaw notice pointed to the Park Regulation Bylaw, which prohibits setting up or occupying temporary shelters in Penticton parkland, and even goes as far as prohibiting depositing or carrying camping equipment into parks.
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But she said she understood city bylaw had to take complaints seriously, and someone likely confused it for a homeless camp.
In all, what took weeks to build, adding to the fort here and there over time, took about an hour to take down and four or five trips to transport all the debris to the side of his house.
As a tip to future fort builders, Travis suggested they take their time to make it sturdy, noting it fell a couple of times, though it didn香蕉视频直播檛 take long to repair each time.
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But beyond that, he had one more piece of advice:
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