Occupy Vancouver protesters have landed in Grandview Park after packing up their tents for the second time in as many days.
Demonstrators cleared out their encampment at the provincial courthouse downtown in time to comply with the 5 p.m. deadline given in a court-ordered injunction Tuesday.
The @occupyvancouver Twitter account tweeted soon afterwards that the protest was headed for the park, located on bohemian Commercial Drive.
"Love moves to a new location, where it is wanted," protesters tweeted. However, they say that they have yet to decide if they will stay there, after hearing the complaints of some neighbours.
Occupiers say that parks board representatives and police have asked them not to set up their tents for the night.
The move comes after Vancouver police issued a statement urging protesters to comply with the injunction and "not to resist in any way that could jeopardize their safety."
Occupier Sarah Beuhler promised that protesters won't fight the order, and they appear to have followed through on that pledge, leaving the courthouse peacefully.
"We hope to have our General Assembly tonight at the new location, but it could be back at the [Vancouver] Art Gallery," Beuhler said.
The latest injunction was approved Tuesday by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Anne MacKenzie, who also granted the first order requiring protesters to leave the Vancouver Art Gallery grounds by 2 p.m. Monday.
Protesters complied with the first order, carrying their tents, canopies and belongings one block away onto provincial land at the B.C. courthouse in Robson Square.
Government lawyers worked overnight to file a new injunction against Occupiers that would also have prevented protesters from relocating onto other public lands. MacKenzie granted the order without the broad terms barring future protests.
In their arguments for the latest injunction, government lawyers claimed that the Occupy protest is a "public nuisance" that constitutes contempt of court in its new location because it impedes regular courthouse operation.
The government's court filings accuse protesters of painting on courthouse walls and argue that the tents on site present "challenges for court security because it is impossible… to determine who or what is in them."
A list of potential future sites was established Tuesday afternoon, but the group's movements are being determined one step at a time by a select group of individuals in an attempt to keep police out of the loop, according to Beuhler.
"Authorities will be anxious to prevent us from setting up camp, so we agreed it would be best to keep it secret," she said.
The courthouse property provided some overhead shelter, but was lacking some of the amenities of the art gallery camp – including electricity and toilets.
The original Vancouver tent city lasted about five weeks. It was set up on Oct. 15, the same day protesters across Canada first gathered in solidarity with the hundreds of cities hosting Occupy protests around the world.
Despite the second injunction, protesters say their spirits are high and they're far from ready to head home.
"We're heartened that the blanket injunction was not granted and we continue to consult on our course of action going forward," Beuhler said. "We're not going anywhere -- just moving locations."