Housing advertisements promise possibility. The search for an affordable, accessible home often feels very different.

People tell you to keep looking. They mean well. They imagine looking for housing means scrolling through listings over a morning coffee, sending a few messages, arranging a viewing, signing a lease, and moving in. That isn’t what it looks …

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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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Gofundme https://www.gofundme.com/u/randy-millis

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 …

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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 …

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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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Kelowna General Hospital emergency entrance on the night I was hospitalized during the final stages of displacement, exhaustion, dehydration, and ongoing legal and housing instability in Kelowna, B.C

Since My Last Post, I Lost My Housing, Ended Up in Hospital, and Still Do Not Know What Comes Next By Randy Millis When I published my previous article on May 11, 2026, I still believed there might be enough …

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Wheelchair user and journalist Randy Millis during the ongoing housing and legal dispute connected to unresolved suite door damage following a medical emergency.

By Randy MillisMay 11, 2026 Update – July 2026 This article was originally published on May 11, 2026, while I was seeking emergency court relief to avoid eviction. I ultimately lost my housing and entered Kelowna’s emergency shelter system. Since …

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