Around 1:30 a.m., the need to piss arrives before full consciousness. The bathroom has been occupied for more than ten minutes. Long enough to notice. Long enough to become irritating. The fluorescent panels have been off since eleven. Emergency lighting …
The accompanying illustration is a composite courtroom-style reconstruction based on lived experience. Architectural details, mural content, bed numbering, clock placement, and identifying characteristics have been altered or combined to protect privacy. It should not be interpreted as depicting any specific …
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Three men waited for the bus at the Queensway Transit Exchange. I thought back to Charles. Earlier that evening… Yum Yum Tree. Capri Centre Mall. A large combo. Curry rice noodles. Thin. Fragile. With a sweet bite. Chop suey. Barbecue …
This morning I called the BC Housing Registry. The call lasted 13 minutes. I was told my file was active. My information was updated. My mobility needs were reviewed. We discussed walkers, wheelchairs, stairs, bathtubs, income assistance, shelters, and the …
Most people know the headline. Some remember the news stories. Some remember the public debate. Some remember the arguments about housing, healthcare, responsibility, and policy. Some remember the photographs from the hospital. Some remember the letters. I remember Cory. Not …
Dispatches are allowed to be messy because life is messy. A storm rolled through Kelowna this afternoon. Rain. Ice pellets. Wind. The kind of weather that sends people looking for cover wherever they can find it. I shot weather footage …
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Behind a blue door sits The Pit: part smoking area, part workshop, part garden, part gathering place. A photographic exploration of the traces people leave behind and the community they build together.
Today I invited elected officials, BC Housing, and provincial leadership to spend 72 hours navigating homelessness in Kelowna using the same systems available to everyone else. The invitation remains open.
What’s Crazy? What’s Human? What’s Crazy? The stereotype. The caricature. The stigma. The version of homelessness many people carry around in their heads. Lazy. Dangerous. Addicted. Living on free money. Refusing to work. Choosing this. The version of homelessness many …
Results may vary. Housing definitely not included. Some people imagine homelessness as a single thing. It isn’t. Today it looked like a hot fudge sundae from Dairy Queen because I’m an adult and nobody can stop me. It looked like …