After sound wall closure, Vancouver residents say homeless camp grows

A west Vancouver neighborhood has become the unintended home to a large homeless encampment over the last few years.

But recently, neighbors say it’s only grown. On March 5, city officials closed an area along the Mill Plain sound wall. The sound wall was just feet away from what’s deemed as “The Block” up the street.

“This closure prioritized compassionate outreach and connecting people living outside to services,” officials wrote on Facebook after the closure.

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