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[A Girl is No one]

Issues at the marathon this morning as homeless ppl had stolen toilet paper from the porter potties prior to the event...

[Bingo]

Issues at the marathon this morning as homeless ppl had stolen toilet paper from the porter potties prior to the event...

 

How do you know it was the homeless?

[Midnightly]

Roving tent city set up at Hampton Park on Tillucum Rd.

 

 

doesn't that park have multiple playgrounds on it? and baseball diamonds (that i can imagine are busy regularly) not much wooded area if i'm thinking of the right park

[sdwright.vic]

They were right up from near the pull/ drop off area.

But, yes it does.

Edited by sdwright.vic, 09 October 2017 - 08:20 AM.

[VicHockeyFan]

The Native Friendship Centre is right there, it probably allow them aces to the facilities.

[jonny]

And once again, I have to ask... those of you that support Trump ideals (instead of Canadian) shouldn't y'all be moving South of the border just like those that can't afford to live on Victoria?

SD, I thought you better than the ol' "I don't like your opinions so you should move from my city/country". We should welcome a diversity of opinions, especially those we do not agree with.

[jonny]

Its a very sad story, but like many others here, think this is only half the story. Its kind of like the story of the woman sleeping in the tent in Victoria with her child and couldn't afford rent only to have her ex write to say she is lazy, doesn't want to work and only goes out to get her $5 starbucks coffee

I'm surprised editors still publish these stories, to be honest. It's really hard to verify the facts. I have some family members where you could publish some pretty heartbreaking stories if half of the truth is omitted.

[sdwright.vic]

^^It's actually sarcasm if the face of sarcasm. I much more prefer to show how one may think their argument is valid in one circumstance, but not when it can be used against them.

Edited by sdwright.vic, 09 October 2017 - 09:07 AM.

[TheInterior]

Are there a lot of homeless people in Esquimalt?

[sdwright.vic]

There is usually binners, especially since it's so close to downtown

[tjv]

I'm surprised editors still publish these stories, to be honest. It's really hard to verify the facts. I have some family members where you could publish some pretty heartbreaking stories if half of the truth is omitted.

I think they do it for the heart wrenching stories.  They are easy to do, don't take much effort and as you say hard to verify the facts.  They hopefully will sell papers and allow them to cash their pay cheque for another week

[VicHockeyFan]

 

Man that died from drug overdose in Victoria hotel room last month was a vice-president at Thompson Rivers University

 

Relatives of Christopher Seguin say in a statement that the 39-year-old man was taken to hospital following an overdose in his hotel room in Victoria and died Sept. 22.

 

Seguin was vice-president of advancement at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops.

 

 

 

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What's this got to do with the issue of homelessness? My understanding is that this man wasn't.

[RFS]

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Are there no hotels to do drugs in in kamloops?

[LJ]

 

 

 

 

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If you are taking illicit drugs bought illegally it's not an accident, you purposely dosed yourself with an unknown entity. Unintended maybe, but not unexpected.

 

Oh, and you are not a victim.

[VicHockeyFan]

What's this got to do with the issue of homelessness? My understanding is that this man wasn't.

 

Street drug issues have been lumped into this thread, that's all.  No, my understanding is he died at the Empress Hotel.

Edited by VicHockeyFan, 10 October 2017 - 08:17 PM.

[VicHockeyFan]

Activist Chrissy Brett brings her roving tent city to Oak Bay for a week of camping near municipal hall

 

A small protest camp with tents is going up behind Oak Bay municipal hall this evening.

 

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[tjv]

why the hell are working taxpaying citizens putting up with this crap???

[Nparker]

 

Activist Chrissy Brett brings her roving tent city to Oak Bay for a week of camping near municipal hall...

[tjv]

NParker clearly supports the homeless in their plight