The Emergency Weather Response Model Is Broken
On Sunday, the Alliance to End Homelessness in the Capital Region has cancelled an Emergency Weather Alert, in spite of...
Homelessness
Victoria Unites for Old Growth Forests
Over two thousand protesters marched across Victoria to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, demanding blanket protection for old growth...
Victoria Marches to Commemorate Stolen Sisters
About 150 Victorians, indigenous and supporters alike, gathered before Our Place then walked all the way to the Legislative Assembly...
Homelessness Counts: A Community Forum in Victoria
I attended a homelessness community forum organised by the Lawson Health Research Institute, which invited people who had either experienced...
Peers Victoria Rallies Sex Workers Denouncing Violence
About 50 sex workers and allies rallied at the call of Peers Victoria to denounce the violence against their members...
Denial of Service by the Canada Revenue Agency
After trying in vain to claim the recent Canada Housing Benefit due to being irremediably locked out of my CRA...
Canada Isn’t the Eldorado Third Worlders Imagine
I've been corresponding with many people on Facebook from Third World countries, especially Sub-Saharan African countries like Gambia, who genuinely...
Victoria Clears Homeless Encampment Right Before Snowstorm
An array of law and bylaw officers enabled municipal workers from the city of Victoria to clear a relatively longstanding...
Moms Stop The Harm Defies Rain to Demand Safe Drug Supply
Dozens of Moms Stop The Harm supporters defied an Environment Canada special weather warning to rally at the BC Ministry...
Never Let a Police Officer Near a Vulnerable Person
In November last year, back when I was still homeless, I rode in the back of a police car being...