This afternoon I stepped in. This evening, the immersion began. Not cinematic collapse.Not instant despair.Not the dramatic emotional freefall people comfortably imagine when they hear the word homeless. Just the strange psychological drift that happens when the word shelter stops …

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2026-05-21 — Oasis Inn — Kelowna, BC It was midnight at the Oasis. Not a metaphor.Not some old song lyric. Just me sitting poolside in Kelowna trying to figure out where I might sleep tomorrow night while the smell of …

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There is a difference between camping and being cornered into survival shelter by economics. I already know how to survive outside. I just never expected to be planning for it again.

It was 6:17 AM on the last day I had a hotel room. By 11 AM, unless something changed, I would be checking out. The province had paid for two nights. My crisis support was complete. My file was closed. …

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Not relaxation. Nervous system management.

2026-05-20 — Oasis Inn Room 301 — Kelowna, BC The strange thing is:this crisis isn’t even prolonged yet. That’s part of what’s so psychologically disorienting about it. I went to the hospital on Tuesday. The temporary court stay protecting my …

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Support During Ongoing Housing and Medical Crisis Over the past several weeks my situation in Kelowna has escalated into displacement, hospitalization, wheelchair safety issues, ongoing court proceedings, and possible homelessness. I am currently displaced and temporarily staying in a motel …

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OPEN LETTER Kelowna displacement case now involving hospitalization, wheelchair safety concerns, and shelter uncertainty May 20, 2026 — Kelowna, British Columbia To: Hon. David Eby, Premier of British Columbia Hon. Christine Boyle, Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Hon. Sheila …

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Exhausted in Oasis Inn Room 301 after waking before dawn and discovering my shelter allowance had effectively collapsed to $75 while displaced and living out of a motel room. — Randy Millis, May 20, 2026

2026-05-20 — Oasis Inn Room 301 — 5:00 AM to 6:28 AMMorning After the Evicacation I woke up sometime around 5 AM. Not because I was rested.Not because the body naturally completed sleep. I woke up because survival mode wakes …

$75 Shelter, Dry Bread and “I Thought Payday Meant Survival” – When Losing Housing Costs You Your Housing Money Read more »

Sneaker the turtle. Fifteen-year observer of human chaos at the Oasis Inn.

Find out what it means to me. E-V-I-C-A-C-A-T-I-O-N. Sock it to me.Sock it to me.Sock it to me. Meet Sneaker. Sneaker the turtle lives in a lobby aquarium at the Oasis Inn in Kelowna. He was named by a three-year-old …

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The shirt is illuminated by a little USB rechargeable flashlight because right now I’m basically devoid of most of my normal tech environment.

DISPATCH — 12:18 AM — 2026-05-19 By Randy Millis 12:18 AM — Kelowna, BC I had a plan. What’s that thing they say about plans? It’s good to have one. Better to plan ahead. Always have a backup plan. Plan …

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