City, park board put plan in place to empty Vancouver tent encampment for homeless

A plan has been released to end the encampment in Vancouver's Strathcona Park as soon as possible.

The park board says it's working with the city to find several short-term solutions on temporary indoor spaces while it looks for a longer-term fix.

The board says in a statement that once indoor spaces have been found they'll enforce the bylaw prohibiting overnight camping in the park.

A statement from the Vancouver Park Board says the city has identified several properties that can be used as temporary indoor spaces to bring people inside.

Those properties include the Jericho Hostel as well as the 2400 Motel, and the city is working with BC Housing to secure additional temporary shelter spaces.

Board chair Camil Dumont says a resolution must be found for the homeless camp and she's encouraged by the work of their partners that aims to ensure indoor space can be found for those in the encampment.