The City of Abbotsford has issued an apology for dumping manure over a popular gathering place for homeless people in order to drive them out of the area.

“I am deeply sorry for our actions,” said city manager George Murray in a statement.

“The City will be removing the manure from the site and working closely with our community partners and the people impacted over the next few days to collectively resolve this issue.”

The city dumped the truck load of chicken manure Tuesday and residents complained about the terrible smell.

“There’s people camping here and that’s the main reason they’ve done it, to get rid of them camping near the road,” said resident Ruth Schmolinkski, who added the homeless people in the area have never caused a problem for the neighborhood.

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