The estimated annual operating costs for a partially supported 40 tent encampment with 24/7 security and daytime staff seven days a week would be upwards of $2.1 million.

Demonstators called for more supportive housing for the park residents.

Multiple residents called 911 around 6 p.m. Sunday, Vancouver police confirmed.

One Vancouver homeowner says he believes taxpayers will be on the hook for even more to restore Strathcona Park, which is home to about 400 tents.

With more than 400 tents estimated in Strathcona Park, homeowners have repeatedly called on the city and province to address the tensions between homeowners and residents in the area.

With more than 400 tents now estimated to be set up in the park, homeowners have repeatedly called on the city and province to act.

Police say they have stepped up patrols in Strathcona after receiving public feedback 'about deteriorating levels of public safety' in the East Vancouver neighbourhood.

It happened Friday morning near the intersection of Hawks and Union streets, not far from the Strathcona Park homeless encampment.

"My neighbours across the alley yesterday, two of them, someone tried to bash down their front door. This is the reality right now."

The proposed change would legalize tents overnight — reflecting B.C. Supreme Court precedent — but require the homeless to move on in the morning.