When people think about homelessness, this is often the image that comes to mind. A bench. A shopping cart. Everything someone owns piled together. It’s a real image. It’s also an incomplete one. My experience doesn’t look like this. Tonight …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
Update – July 6, 2026, 9:09 p.m. When I created this fundraiser, I was trying to avoid losing my home while navigating an active BC Supreme Court judicial review. Since then, that situation has changed. I ultimately lost my housing …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …