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.
The pain woke me up again. At first it was my hands. Then my wrists. Then my forearms. Then my elbows, shoulders and neck. By morning I was trying to figure out whether I could brush my teeth, open a …
A few weeks ago I was housed. Now I’m carrying most of what I own in reusable bags, trying to figure out bathrooms, bus schedules, insulin supplies, charging cables, where to sit without being moved along, and whether I can …
2026-05-24 — Kelowna, BC A gallery from one morning around Richter Street North End. Parallel worlds existing within a few blocks of each other: sunlight, luxury towers, shopping carts, cold showers, harmonicas, security patrols, shelter beds, coffee entrepreneurs, and people …
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 …
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 …