Vancouver police Cpl. Sean Metevia, left, joins cleanup crews and members of the city of Vancouver’s Homelessness Assistance and Resource Team on July 31 as they remove solid waste along the West Mill Plain Boulevard sound wall, with a house just beyond. Residents on the other side of the sound wall want the camp cleared. (Photos by Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)Photo Gallery
Marina Vile always dreamed of owning a home, especially after experiencing homelessness briefly as a child. At 28, she purchased a blue house with a lush garden in Vancouver’s Hough neighborhood.
She had no idea a homeless camp growing behind her backyard would force her to consider selling a mere four years later.
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