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WHO ARE THE HOMELESS, HOW ARE WE
HELPING AND WHAT CAN WE DO BETTER?
A LEADER SPECIAL REPORT: 15-32

Denis, 62, currently lives in Surrey with his dog Princess inside a container, the type used to store materials on a construction site. A perfect storm of problems a large aging
population, fragile economy, widening gap between the rich and the poor, skyrocketing living costs and growing rates of mental illness and addiciton is leaving many in the city
without a permanent place to call home. BOAZ JOSEPH

DELTA CRACKS POLICE TARGET THOSE Thats the message from Delta where they use business parking
council and the police department, lots to make a quick U-turn and
AVOIDING SOUTHBOUND which will be cracking down on head back up onto the bridge.
BRIDGE TRAFFIC BY USING drivers contributing to road rage The brief foray onto Anna-

DOWN ON ALEX
ANNACIS ISLAND SHORTCUT incidents and crazy congestion.
During the evening rush
hour mainly between 3 and 6
KEVIN DIAKIW p.m. many motorists heading
cis saves those drivers time by
bypassing much of the bridge
line-up, but island workers and
business managers say their com-

FRASER CHEATERS
People rat running through An-
nacis Island to avoid Alex Fraser
Bridge traffic during rush hour
better be ready to pay.
southbound over the Alex Fraser
Bridge stream down the Annacis
off-ramp from the Highway 91
Connector onto Cliveden Avenue,
mutes have become intolerable as
the short-cutters flood Cliveden
and box them in.
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The homeless: It might

not be who you think
People line up for food being distributed by NightShift Street Ministries in Whalley on a recent evening. NightShift is one of several service providers in Surrey offering hope and
help for the homeless. BOAZ JOSEPH

FROM COUCH-SURFING The last homelessness count in 2014
indicated there were nearly 2,800 homeless
TEENS TO URBAN-CAMPING individuals in the Metro Vancouver region
COUPLES, THOSE WITH NO 403 in Surrey a figure that included both
the sheltered and unsheltered.
PERMANENT HOME FIND Organizers consider the homelessness
EVERY DAY IS A STRUGGLE count number an underestimate of the true
scope of the problem. The count reflects a
minimum number of homeless because not
KEVIN DIAKIW all of those on the street or in shelters can
be physically counted. The count is conduct-
When you hear the word homeless, what ed in one 24-hour period, and its voluntary.
comes to mind? Not everyone chooses to take part.
Gone are the days when homelessness And it doesnt factor in living arrange-
could be summed up with the stereotype ments that are temporary and unstable,
of street-hardened unfortunates pushing such as those who are couch surfing or
the streets or in a homeless shelter.
Their problems are often compounded by
a traumatic event in their younger lives that living.
haunts them well into adulthood, if it ever
stops at all.
When you look at this population, (it) has neuve says. A lot of people are working two
what they call adverse childhood events,
Fedos says. Something really traumatic has
happened and thats one of the pathways
into homelessness as an adult.
Untreated trauma can lead to mental
illness and addictions, and hard-core street
homelessness, which rounds out the demo-
graphic in Surrey.
The paths to home-
lessness are varied and
one of the highest child poverty rates in
the country, as well as skyrocketing costs of
We are all worried about the widening
gap between the rich and the poor, Ville-
to three jobs because their wages are so low.
The private sector could play a role to help
end that, for example, if employers provided
living wages, she says. Working with BC
Housing and the Fraser Health Authority to
introduce or improve services is also key.
Senior levels of government are going to
realize, hopefully eventually, the need to put
housing first for people, Villeneuve says.
She adds creating poli-

shopping carts brimming with all their
belongings.
In fact, the number of street homeless has
declined in most parts of the region, except
Vancouver, since 2011.
A perfect storm of problems large aging
population, fragile economy, widening gap
between the haves and have-nots, grow-
ing rates of mental illness and substance
borrowing money to make rent.
Surrey social services providers say about
50 per cent of the citys homeless popula-
tion is made up of people over the age of 50.
Many are showing up at shelters with a
host of medical conditions, made worse by
their advancing years and the amount of
time theyve been without a stable place to
call home.
complex, but Fedos notes
a big part of the solution
is simple: More housing.
Surrey Coun. Judy Ville-
neuve, who is also chair of
the citys social planning
committee and president
of the Surrey Homelessness and
Housing Society, agrees.
cies that lift people out of
We are all poverty doesnt just alleviate
worried about homelessness. For every $1
of taxpayer money spent on
the widening prevention, $9 is saved.
Shayne Williams, execu-
gap between
tive director of the Lookout
the rich and Society, notes the cost
of putting one person
the poor.

abuse, and skyrocketing living costs have
combined and are leaving many without a
stable, permanent place to call home.
Today, those with no fixed address in-
creasingly include the elderly, young people
and the working poor.
So how does one define homeless?
According to Metro Vancouvers homeless
count, conducted in the region every three
years since 2002, there are sheltered and
unsheltered homeless.
The sheltered include those who are
staying in emergency shelters and transition
houses, ER beds and detox centres, and in
jails, recovery homes or hospitals.
The unsheltered refers to all those who
have no physical shelter they are urban
camping or sleeping in alleys, doorways,
parkades and vehicles.
Medical issues can include anything from
diabetes to incontinence, from chronic
infections to cancer.
About one-third of the citys homeless are
the under-employed those desperately
looking for work or those working but not
making enough money to pay even the
most meagre of rents.
For many, their careers have ended and
theres no longer jobs in their field, says
Peter Fedos, program director at Options
Community Services.
Young people aged 19-24 make up about
10 per cent of the homeless, Fedos says.
Of that 10 per cent, more than half are
aging out of foster care, becoming ineli-
gible for provincial government oversight.
Left to their own devices, they end up on
She says affordable housing is
crucial and noted Surrey is doing
all it can to address that, citing
the establishment of the society
to help raise funds and invest in
infrastructure and services, and
councils recent decision to allow a
secondary suite in every home.
However, Villeneuve notes infrastructure
is not the only answer.
You have to deal with the source of the
problem, she says, noting many of todays
challenges took root decades ago.
The federal government abandoned its
National Housing Strategy in 1987, then
bailed on providing funding for housing
cooperatives six years later.
Adding to the problem is that B.C. has
in social housing can be
JUDY VILLENEUVE as low as $199 a month,
compared to $701 for
rent supplements, $4,333
for a provincial jail cell
and $10,900 for a hospi-
tal bed.
There isnt a national housing strategy,
and were the only G8 country without one,
he says.
Facing Surreys homeless
On the following pages, The Leader talks
to some of the citys homeless and hears
that those with no permanent place to
call home find it difficult to make positive
changes in their lives.
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EVAN SEAL
I HONESTLY FELT SUICIDE WAS MY ONLY OPTION
Gregory, 49, fell in love with the Metro Vancouver area while on a holiday
during Expo 86.
I loved the mountains and the ocean and Whistler. It was just so beau-

tiful, he says. I knew I would come back one day. Ive been a drifter all my
life.
But it wasnt until his mother died in 1999 that he decided to make the
permanent move from his home of Newfoundland and Labrador to the
West Coast.
Working as a labourer in Nova Scotia for $6.25 an hour wasnt paying the
bills and a failed relationship had depleted much of his savings, so a new
start seemed right.
With the construction boom in B.C. in full swing, Gregory easily found
work as a labourer and eventually as a foreman for a drainage company. He
was able to obtain his safety and traffic control tickets, certifications that
would enhance his employment options.
Over time, Gregory developed neck and back injuries that would require
surgery and recovery time. About a year ago, he settled in Whalley, as the
housing costs were more affordable than the rest of the Lower Mainland.
While off work on disability, he was placed in a government program
that allowed him to earn small amounts of money to supplement his $610
cheque. He took a job unloading freezer trucks in Richmond, and while he
working alone inside one of the trucks, a 70-kilogram (150-lb) pallet fell on
him, striking him in the head. No injury report was ever filed.
Here I was fighting for job site safety all these years, and no one was
fighting for me, Gregory says.
Diagnosed with a severe concussion and numbness in his face and hands,
he began living on a diet of painkillers. With few people sympathetic to his
plight, he contemplated taking his own life.
I honestly felt suicide was my only option, he says. I was behind on my
rent and I had to be out in two days. I was desperate.
Thats when he contacted Hyland House in Newton, an emergency shel-
ter run by Options Community Services Society.
Two support workers showed up at my apartment. They said weve got
you a room. I almost cried.
With WorkSafeBC now monitoring his condition, Gregory is looking for
an apartment and getting the help he needs.
I want to work. I want back in the game.
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I LITERALLY HAVE NOWHERE TO GO

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At 16 years old, Stephanie has been living on her

own off and on for nearly four years.

While at home, as her parents struggled with
drug-related demons, Stephanie, the oldest of seven
children, found herself caring for her four younger
siblings. Two others are currently in government care.
When she voiced her displeasure with the added
responsibility, she was told to leave.
The chaos and violence at home dont make return-
ing a viable option.
Stephanie spends most evenings sleeping with
friends, stashing bags of various items of clothing at
four or five homes throughout North Surrey.
I leave some of my things at each house, she says,
just in case I can only stay one night somewhere,
and one night at the next place. That way its contin-
uous.
Stephanie is among the 10 per cent of Surreys
homeless who are under the age of 18. Many nights,
when she has nowhere to go and is forced to sleep on
the street, she rides the SkyTrain to the Downtown
Eastside in Vancouver where she has a few more
contacts, mostly homeless friends of her mother. She
says Surrey is not safe at night.
In the beginning, I didnt want to even ask people
(to stay with them), because I know people have a
certain outlook on homeless kids, like shes going to
be doing drugs in our bathroom. I dont want them
to think that. I literally have nowhere to go.
School has been a struggle. Attending regularly
is difficult at best, but Stephanie has been told she
must show up at least one day a week, adding to her
feelings of desperation.
I actually like school. I would like to try post-sec-
ondary, but I dont think I could afford it, she says.
Id like to become a psychiatrist.
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Pushed into despair and onto the streets

NO ONE PLANS TO BE
HOMELESS, BUT WHEN IT
HAPPENS, THERE IS HELP
SHEILA REYNOLDS
Being without a stable home isnt a
situation most people anticipate. So when
it happens, or looks like it could, what do
you do? Where do you turn?
Many resources, shelters and housing
options exist in Surrey catering to the
wide range of circumstances that can
result in homelessness.
And if you believe it could never happen
to you, think again.
Sarah never dreamed shed be struggling
to maintain a roof over her head. But in
her 60s and newly widowed, the former
film industry worker and competitive
dancer found herself struggling to make
ends meet and pay rent. A heart attack
and a couple of property thefts which
included all her important ID pushed her
further into despair and eventually onto
the streets.
Homelessness also caught Scott by
surprise.
Having been steadily employed his entire
life, he couldnt conceive hed ever be one
of the desperate people hed often drive
past in one of his many cars. However,
things began to spiral when his young
son was killed, followed by a nephew just
six years later. Shortly after, Scott was
abruptly fired from his job, soon losing his
apartment and all but one vehicle, which
became his home.
Whats out there for people like
Sarah and Scott
In Surrey, there are between 60 and 80
emergency shelter beds run by Hyland
House, the Lookout Society and the Eliz-
abeth Fry Society. They provide laundry,
showers and meals.
Lookout also recently opened a winter
shelter in North Surrey which has 40 beds
that are open November to March.
About 70 extreme weather shelter beds
often known as the mat program are
available in the city (currently at four
locations) that are opened when tempera-
tures drop below freezing or when there is
significant snowfall, windstorms or heavy
rains that make it difficult to stay dry.
Most of those are located at Surrey Urban
Mission, with others at Hyland House and
two Surrey churches, one in Cloverdale
and one in South Surrey.
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WERE NOT DRUG FREAKS. WE WOULD JUST LOVE
A PLACE TO STAY

Roy moved from Newfoundland to northern Alberta in search of work in
the mid 1980s, and although the money was good, after seeing many of his
friends develop health issues, he decided it was time to move to B.C. for a
fresh start. That was in 2001.
Hoping to get his bearings and start looking for work, Roy initially landed
at the Front Room, a homeless shelter in North Surrey.
But steady employment proved difficult to find, so Roy ended up collect-
ing bottles and working odd jobs for cash. Soon, he was living on the street.
One day he met Darlene, a tall, pretty girl, at church.
Both were struggling to find work and were becoming increasingly frus-
trated with the street crime in the area and wanted out.
Everyone seems to start in Whalley, says Darlene, but eventually you
cant get out of there fast enough.
Daily, the two began venturing as far as Port Coquitlam, pulling a large
cart behind their bikes to collect bottles. Shelter was a constant struggle,
between couch surfing with friends and camping in local parks.
We had a great spot in Bear Creek Park. We had a queen-size bed, a large
dresser, says Roy. We could even watch the football games on a small TV.
Then the RCMP came in and pepper sprayed everything. We had to leave.
With nowhere to go, the couple found a secluded lot in South Surrey near
King George Boulevard and 32 Avenue and set up another camp, well-hid-
den from the street.
That was home for 13 years until development pushed them out.
Roy was able to develop an understanding with various local businesses
which allowed him to clean up their lots and provide security. He says
Canadian Tire even offered him a generator.
He doesnt collect social assistance, believing welfare promotes a poor
work ethic and should only be used in emergencies. Roy now works part-
time at a car wash, does odd jobs and collects bottles when he can.
For the last few months, Roy and Darlene had been renting a house on
24 Avenue. But it will soon be torn down to make way for a multi-family
development and they have to leave. Power to the house has already been
shut off.
I just wish people wouldnt stereotype the homeless, Roy says. Were
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ONCE I TRIED COCAINE INTRAVENOUSLY, I WAS DONE

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One night after three days of crack cocaine use, Adam jumped into
a cardboard dumpster outside a large grocery store in downtown
Abbotsford to escape the imaginary people who were chasing him.
Paranoia and psychosis had taken over, but eventually, he fell asleep.
Soon he felt the container begin to move. Panicked, he threw open
the lid just as the contents of the large metal bin were about to be
tipped into the recycling truck.
Startled, the truck driver immediately put the bin back down and
thats when Adam got out and ran, leaving all his belongings and
identification behind.
Growing up in White Rock, Adam, now 40, was an athletic kid who
played soccer and rugby. After games, he and his buddies would drink
alcohol and smoke marijuana.
By Grade 10 he had dropped out of school. While working part-
time at a restaurant, he began experimenting with cocaine. And
thats when his life began to spiral out of control.
Once I tried cocaine intravenously, I was done, he says. I would
steal anything from anyone.
He spent the next five years living on the street in downtown Van-
couver. He would stay up for days at a time, eventually passing out
in alleyways or cardboard boxes anywhere he could find cover.
He found himself selling cocaine, sleeping on the pavement,
crashed out in cheap hotels or couch surfing with some of his drug
customers.
Ive been stabbed, Ive been robbed, you never know what will
happen each day when youre on the street. I have slept next to
bank machines and woken up with sandwiches and change next to
me, he says. Definitely not one of my shining moments. Its not
glamorous.
He tried recovery programs in Kelowna to get away from his past,
but the drugs always seemed to follow.
Racking up more than 100 convictions for petty crimes, Adam has
spent close to a decade in jail.
Now in recovery, he has a place to stay and a clear focus.
Addicts living on the street are often smart people, its really just
distorted thinking and bad habits, thats what it comes down to.
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to break ground next health issues. Elizabeth Fry
year, will have 16 SHHS recently began Society
shelter beds and 12 fundraising for the 604-520-1166
bachelor transition project. Donations can Surrey Urban Mis-
housing units. be made at http:// sion Society
It will be named after surreyhomeless.ca/ 604-581-5172
the late Bill Reid, a bill-reid-memorial- Sources Community
well-known community shelter/ Resources Centres
booster in Cloverdale. 604-596-2311
Like many existing Shelter resources Hyland House
shelters, the $4-million Newton - 604-599-
facility will also be ani- Surrey Homeless- 8900
mal friendly, so having ness & Housing Society Cloverdale - 604-574-
pets wont present a 604-709-6912 4341
barrier to the homeless. Lookout Emergency Mobile outreach
The shelter will also Aid Society 604-765-6751
operate as a therapeu- 604-589-8678 Gateway Shelter
tic farm, allowing resi- Options Community 604-589-7777
dents to gain work and Services For a list of available
social skills, as well 604-951-8855 shelter beds in B.C., dial
as potentially bene- Housing registry 211.
Gateway Shelter Supervisor Kutrina Blake (left) chats with Surrey City Coun. Vera LeFranc next to fitting those dealing 604-590-7368 The list is updated
some of the 40 homeless shelter beds available at Gateway in Whalley. EVAN SEAL with trauma or mental twice daily.

NEW SHELTERS COMING TO

CLOVERDALE, NORTH SURREY
from page 18
Vera LeFranc, a Surrey city councillor
who is also manager of community
projects with Surrey Homelessness
& Housing Society (SHHS), says the
society gets a lot of calls from people
facing homelessness or who are newly
unhoused.
She said those people are directed to
the appropriate resources and support
and advocacy services.
Sometimes people are evicted
because maybe theyre a hoarder, or we Whats in the works
have people living in poverty so they
cant pay their rent because theyve
had to pay for prescriptions or food,
for example, says LeFranc.
Other times, the sheer geographical
size of Surrey makes it difficult to get
from point A to B to even look for
housing. Sources Community Re-
source Centres has a van, so clients can beds, are boxed into a smaller space,
go with an outreach worker who can
also help them in the interview with
the landlord, etc.
Thats why
those with addiction issues needing
additional support.
In Surrey, we could use more
supportive housing, for sure, says
LeFranc.
While transition houses for women
and children escaping abuse are in-
cluded in the regions homeless count,
they dont fall into Surreys supportive
housing category. That, says LeFranc,
is because they can only keep people
for 30 days before finding people alter-
nate housing.
At the Gateway Shelter in Whalley,
there are 40 emergency shelter beds
32 for men and eight for women.
The men are housed side-by-side in
metal-frame bunk beds in a large area
with windows, allowing for a bit of air
circulation. The women, also in bunk
beside the hot, cramped kitchen, with
no windows or adequate ventilation.
Even on a cool day, the place is humid
and warm. In summer, its sweltering.

its so import-
ant for shelters
to be located
where homeless
people are, says
LeFranc. You
cant understate
the difficulty that people
find in getting from
one place to another in
Surrey.
While the goal is to
Thats just one of the rea-
You cant sons the homeless facility,
on 135A Street in Whalley,
understate the connected to the Front
difficulty that Room drop-in centre, is
scheduled for a re-build.
people find in The re-vamped shelter
getting from is currently in the design
phase with BC Housing
one place to and is targeted for a 2018
another in opening. The aging building
is owned by the city, but

find people long-term Surrey.
housing, the low vacan- VERA LEFRANC
cy rate in Surrey about
2.8 per cent only
compounds accommo-
dations issues and leaves local shelters
at capacity much of the time.
Sometimes people move into
a shelter and we cant find them
permanent housing and thats where
the bottleneck results, says LeFranc,
noting organizations such as Sources,
Options, Lookout and Elizabeth Fry
work collaboratively to house people
directly into market housing.
Many of the homeless folks dont
present as the best potential renters,
so our organizations work with them
to try to bridge that gap, LeFranc
says.
There are also supportive housing
options in Surrey, including about 50
recovery houses (500 or so beds) for
has become inadequate
for the demand in the
area. The new design
will still have emergency
shelter beds, but also
some transitional/sup-
portive housing beds, as
well as extreme weather beds.
It will be a fully comprehensive
building that will meet the needs of
the folks that are there, says LeFranc,
noting it will also have private rooms
(which dont currently exist) where
clients can receive personal health and
counselling services.
Also in the works is a replacement of
a 10-bed shelter south of Highway 10,
near 176 Street in Cloverdale, operat-
ed by Options.
The existing facility, says LeFranc,
is an old farmhouse that is essentially
melting into the landscape.
The new building, which is hoped
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Susan says she is not someone who would ever ask anyone for
help.
For years she worked full-time at various jobs, and she was able
to purchase a small home in North Surrey.
Then things cracked. Looking after her son, two nephews and
her partners two children, Susans life became overwhelming.
A longstanding mental health issue re-surfaced, and her world
imploded.
I just couldnt do it anymore, she says. I packed my truck up
with my clothes and my camping gear and I drove away.
Her nephews had to be placed in government care and her adult
son now lives on his own.
That was four years ago.
Suffering from symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a
result from abuse as a child and from an earlier relationship, Susan
has been unable to work since.
With no money, she initially lived in her truck with her dog for
six weeks, however she now spends most nights couching surfing
at friends homes or staying with her mother in a fifth wheel in
South Surrey.
Looking back now, I dont how I managed my life, looking after
everyone else and not myself, she says.
Trying to access transition housing has proven to be difficult
with her small dog, but Susan has refused to get rid of her only
companion.
Everything is a struggle when you dont have an address or
transportation, she says. I dont give up, but everywhere you go,
they just give you another phone number. I dont want to be on
welfare. Its nothing to be proud of. I want my life back.
Having worked as a manager at a recovery home, Susan has
seen many people caught in the same poverty spiral she now finds
herself trapped in.
People need to realize (the homeless are) not all addicts and
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The cost of caring: $7 billion in government services
PROACTIVE HOMELESS
POLICIES WOULD BE MONEY
BETTER SPENT: LOOKOUT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
RICK KUPCHUK
Everyone is paying a price for
the homeless.
Aside from the hardships
facing those living on the streets
and the efforts of social work-
ers and volunteers to address
the issue, there is also a heavy
economic impact one which
comes with a national price tag
estimated at $7 billion a year.

STREET TREES

Please dont prune

City street trees!
To ensure the health of our street trees, the City of Surrey
prunes the trees in accordance with International Society of Shayne Williams, executive director of the Lookout Society, says the costs
Arboriculture Best Practices and Standards. of homelessness on government services far outweigh what it would cost
to fund social housing and other proactive supports. SUBMITTED

City By-law 5835 prohibits damage to City trees, including

There is not just the cost of treatment programs. A 15-year
unauthorized or substandard pruning. caring for them, says executive police officer who dealt with Mur-
director Shayne Williams of the ray over the course of his entire
Lookout Society, which provides career compiled a list of his hospital
To find out more about the pruning and maintenance of housing and support services in stays, substance-abuse treatments,
City street trees, or to find out if the tree in front of your Metro Vancouver, including Surrey. doctors fees, nights in jail and
There is the cost of not caring for attached a cost to them over a 10-
house is a City street tree, please call 604.501.5050 and them. year period.
Williams uses numbers pulled It cost us (Reno) $1 million not
we will have a City Arborist contact you. from a 2013 study (State of Home- to do something about Murray, the
lessness in Canada) by the Canadi- cop says.
an Homelessness Research Network Williams argues the merits of
(CHRN) to back up his statement. pro-actively helping the homeless.
The report We have people like Murray in
pegged the Surrey and across the
average health
care costs of a
homeless per-
son at $4,714 a
year, compared
to the $2,633
in publicly
financed health care
There is not
just the cost
of caring for
them. There
is the cost of
Lower Mainland... people
who have that impact
on local government
services. Its better for all
of us to help people like
Murray and get them the
help they need to become
better.
services for an average not caring for The CHRN report also
adult Canadian. suggests that not

It also said the cost them.
of accommodating SHAYNE WILLIAMS
one person in social
housing can be as
low as $199 a month,
compared to $701 for rent supple-
ments, $4,333 in a provincial jail
and $10,900 for a hospital bed.
Were wasting money incarcerat-
ing people, says Williams. There
isnt a national housing strategy,
and were the only G8 country
without one.
Williams cites the story of Mil-
lion-Dollar Murray, an alcoholic
who spent more than a decade
homeless on the streets of Reno,
www.surrey.ca/trees
Nevada, despite several stints in
only does chron-
ic homelessness
increase the costs
to government, but
those who spend
longer periods on
the street have a
higher likelihood of suffering men-
tal and physical health problems,
addictions and disabilities.
The faster we help somebody out
of homelessness, the better they
can recover and move forward in a
positive way, says Williams.
The longer they are on the
street, the more they become accus-
tomed to it, and the harder it is to
get them off it.

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Grants for non-profits

BLACK PRESS

The Surrey Homelessness and

Housing Society has announced
a call for applications from
non-profit organizations for
projects that address the housing
and/or service needs of the most
vulnerable of Surrey citizens
those who are homeless or at risk
of homelessness.
Established in 2007, with initial
seed funding of $9 million from
the City of Surreys Affordable
Housing Reserve Fund, the Sur-
rey Homelessness and Housing
Fund provides financial support
to organizations and projects that
work towards reducing home-
lessness and increasing access to
housing in Surrey.
The mission is to raise, manage
I LOST MY BROTHER, MY
MOTHER AND MY FATHER
and distribute funds to support
programs, projects and initiatives
to make a difference in the lives
of peoples who are homeless or
at-risk of homelessness in Surrey.
Go to http://surreyhomeless.
ca/work/grants/annual-grants/
for submission guidelines and the
2016 grant application form.
For information about eligi-
bility or the application process,
contact Jen McCaffrey at
jen_mccaffrey@vancity.com or
604-709-6912.

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As a young man, when life became difficult, Michael he struggled to cope. Losing a job or a relationship
caused severe anxiety.
I lost my brother, my mother and my father to alcohol and drug addiction all in a very short time, he
says. I felt lost.
When he could no longer pay rent on his basement suite he took his belongings and began camping in a
Surrey park. He was fearful of shelters and distanced himself from those trying to help.
After about a month of urban camping, a friend who owned an auto repair shop in Newton let him
sleep in some of the cars on his lot. Michael lived that way for nine months.
Eventually he overstayed his welcome and was asked to move on.
He got by with help from Sikh temples that offered him food up to three times a week.
In an attempt to stave off trench foot, a painful ailment caused by wearing the same wet socks for
weeks, Michael would often wash his socks in the bathrooms of various fast food outlets.
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It was during one of his trips to McDonalds one morning that he met a man who offered to help him.
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SOMETIMES I WOULD EVEN GO TO THE AIRPORT AND JUST
PRETEND I WAS GOING SOMEWHERE AND SLEEP

As a kid in Surrey, Devinder was always active. Sports were an escape for the
now 44-year-old, who felt most at home on the soccer pitch.
As a teenager, Devinder, like many of his friends, dabbled with alcohol and
recreational drugs.
The drugs were there, recalls Devinder, but they werent unmanageable.
Then he tried crack cocaine.
He began to spend days binging on the drug, often staying away from
home for weeks at a time.
In 2000 Devinder came home, after being high for days, to find his moth-
er had passed away from leukemia.
As she lay dying in the living room of her Newton home days earlier, she
had called out for Devineder, her middle son, but he wasnt there. Its a
shame he carries to this day.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL CITY LANDS
Pursuant to Sections 26 and 94 of the Community Charter S.B.C. 2003, Chapter 26,
as amended, the City of Surrey hereby gives notice of the intention to dispose of the
following City lands:
Civic Address: 133.8 m (1,440 ft) portion of 16618 - 102 Avenue
Legal Description: 133.8 m (1,440 ft) portion of Lot 24 Section 25 Block 5 North
Range 1 West New Westminster District Plan LMP 19984
Parcel Identifier (PID): 019-076-339
Property Description: The 133.8 m (1,440 ft) portion of City-owned land is zoned
Single Family Residential (RF) Zone and designated as EVAN SEAL
Urban in the Official Community Plan. The private property
located at 16616 Parkview Place is zoned One-Acre At that time my dad
Residential (RA) Zone and 16609 102 Avenue is zoned told me to beat it, he
Single Family Residential (RF) Zone and both are designated
Urban in the Official Community Plan. The property is SPRING says. I held resentment
against my dad for many
being sold to an adjoining owner for consolidation and
development purposes.
PROGRAM years, but now I realize
he was just trying to
Purchasers: Qualico Developments (Vancouver) Inc. SERIES keep his house safe.
Devinder left home
Nature of Disposition: Fee Simple at with only a photograph
Selling Price: Forty Seven Thousand Four Hundred and Three Dollars Surrey Archives of his mother and
spent the next 13 years
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During that time he
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CARDS BEFORE CARLTON most of his time search-
Well sift through postcards and letters from long ago and revisit ing for shelter.
reports on everyday life through the writings of Surrey residents I would ride the bus
and their pen pals. down Broadway up to
Saturday, April 9 UBC or to the SkyTrain.
Sometimes I would even
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fun ride through this iconic event. one of the chairs.
Saturday, May 14 In 2014 Devinder
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Elgin and Ocean Park, via archival photos, documents, and at rehab through drug
reminiscences. court. A recovery house
Saturday, June 11 in Newton has been his
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Working the NightShift in North Surrey

HOW ONE LOCAL CHARITY For years he bounced
between places to sleep,
paid rent the whole time
he was there.
NightShift, sweeping or
shooing those away who
NightShift staff and
volunteers are out
WORKS TO SUPPORT THOSE LIVING recurring pneumonia One consistency is are openly using drugs. every night of they
keeping him from being Denis life has been Its where he met year, on the ground,
EXTRAORDINARILY ROUGH LIVES able to work. NightShift Street Minis- MaryAnne Connor helping societys most
A year ago, Denis lived tries, a charity based in Mac to locals a vulnerable people, no
BOAZ JOSEPH Denis, 62 (pictured for a few months in an North Surrey. pastor and founder matter what their back-
at right), currently apartment in Whalley Its a place hes visited and president of the grounds.
Standing near a line lives in Surrey with his that was infested with daily when healthy non-profit charity that They know the people
of people waiting to be dog Princess inside a bedbugs and cock- enough to do so for provides food and sup- and their stories.
fed outside NightShift container, the type used roaches galore. the last 12 years. port for people living on
Street Ministries on a One night, trying He helps out around the street (or close to it). on page 31 BOAZ JOSEPH PHOTO
to store materials on a
rainy January night, De- construction site. Its catch his breath, Denis
nis says he doesnt like small enough to fit on a nearly swallowed a
to dredge up the past, flatbed truck. roach that crawled out
but volunteers words to He became intermit- of his asthma inhaler.
the effect that he lost tently homeless a few He decided it was
his son. years after his wife died better to be out on the
Further conversation of cancer 17 years ago. street and looked for
reveals hes hasnt had The self-described for- another place to crash.
contact with his son for mer workaholics health Ive got integrity, he
the last 10 years, or the started to fail and his says.
rest of his family for 17 life began to unravel. Five months later, a
years. A lot of shit hap- landlord of a house he
Its like I dont exist pened, he says. was staying at punted
for them anymore. Denis after he hadnt

MARCH 19, 2016

MaryAnne Connor, or Mac to locals, founded NightShift Street Ministries
more than a decade ago to support those living on the streets in Surrey.
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S E NSI O
ERNSI O R S
The solution? More housing
SURREY IS ON TRACK TO MEET ITS dictive substances. facility, which provides
FOCUS ON SENIORS SHORT-TERM GOALS OF PROVIDING
A much bigger about 100 beds.

Forum
replacement shelter is And through BC
ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS on the way as soon as Housing, 110 low-in-
Surrey finds suitable come families are
land on the east side of receiving rent sup-
KEVIN DIAKIW Murphy, Surreys se- King George Boulevard plements so they can
nior manager of social in North Surrey. The afford market housing.
What will have a planning, says the new facility will double I think were meet-
lasting effect on home- document priorities the capacity to about ing targets, Murphy
SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2016 | 9AM 2:30PM lessness? Most experts
agree: A fixed address.
are still valid. 40 to 50 shelter beds says, adding a new Bill
Guildford Recreation Centre | 15105 105 Ave The plan Reid Memorial Shelter

For the last decade or indicates that in Cloverdale will bring
so, Surrey has pushed between 2013 Its about an estimated 30 shelter
hard at making more and 2017, Surrey and transition beds to
housing available, both should aim to housing, its the mix next year. It
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varying levels of residential care,
tenant rights and responsibilities,
property tax, home safety, and
what to know when selling
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will also be made available to
seniors and their caregivers in
Surrey. Adult family members are
welcome to attend as valuable
information will be provided!
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supported housing. supports. Murphy says once
Featuring presentations Among those should be people have estab-
didnt have a homeless- AILEEN MURPHY
by Fraser Health, T.R.A.C.,
a low-barrier replace- lished a permanent
ness problem. ment for the Gateway address, its bene-
City of Surrey Property Tax By 2004, that
shelter located on ficial for cities to
Department, a lawyer, the outlook had changed, 135A Street. and add 40 to look at some of the
with the city drafting a
Fraser Valley Realty Board Low-barrier shelters 50 transitional reasons the home-
social plan and hiring
and a discussion panel. dont require people to housing beds. less became that way in
a senior planner to give up drug or alcohol There are also an the first place.
implement it. use in order to get a
This forum is offered in collaboration with the estimated 180 beds One of the things is
Seniors Advisory and Accessibility Committee.
In July 2013, the roof over their heads. in newly regulated looking at poverty and
City of Surrey com- Many people will go recovery homes, along addressing families and
missioned a Master without shelter rather with the John Volk- young people who are
Plan for Housing the
than give up their ad- en Societys Newton growing up in poverty,
4469061 Homeless, and Aileen Murphy says, adding
there are three main
influences that con-
tribute to being housed
Getting to know or being homeless.

Its about housing,

its about income and
its about supports.

my residents is a Experts believe

there has to be a
closer examination of
minimum wages and
COMMUNITY CHARTER S.B.C. 2003 CHAPTER 26 privilege. My job a reasonable housing
supplement through
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL CITY LANDS welfare, which is cur-
Pursuant to Sections 26 and 94 of the Community Charter S.B.C. 2003, Chapter 26, as
amended, the City of Surrey hereby gives notice of the intention to dispose of the following
is their happiness. rently $375 a month
for a single person.
The 2003 study
commissioned by
City lands:
PETER, ADMINISTRATOR Surrey council also
Civic Address: 9624 168 Street urged a focus on
Legal Description: That Part of Lot 1 Section 6 Township 9 New Westminster WORKING AT CHARTWELL SINCE 2013. certain groups that are
District Plan BCP44462 Shown on Plan BCP51985 At Chartwell, our staff deliver more than just services; over-represented in
Parcel Identifier (PID): 029-063-671 the homeless popula-
they deliver a caring and empathetic connection that
Property Description: The City-owned land is zoned Local Commercial (C-4) Zone. truly makes life better for our residents. tion, such as individu-
The private property located at 16811 96 Avenue is zoned als with mental illness
Combined Service Gasoline Station (CG-2) Zone and designated CHARTWELL.COM and substance abuse
Urban in the Official Community Plan. The property is being
problems, women with
children, youth and
sold to an adjoining owner for consolidation and development
aboriginals.
purposes. And the other is
Purchasers: Sandhurst Properties Inc. people exiting the jus-
tice system, Murphy
Nature of Disposition: Fee Simple Hear says.
Selling Price: Four Hundred and Fourteen Thousand Dollars ($414,000.00) Both youth ag-
our resident ing out of care and
others leaving jail
stories usually have at least
two strikes against
chartwell.com/ them: They are low
OurStory on money and people
are unwilling to rent
to them. Without
the proper supports
in place, they will be
homeless.
To help address the
issues that land these
Further information can be obtained from the City of Surrey, Realty Services Division, groups on the street,
Engineering Department, 13450 104 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3T 1V8 Phone (604) 598 5731. Make us part of your story. the report stresses the
need for assistance
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MAKING A SHIFT TO domestic abuse.
The AOK program, in
how lucky we are, says
Annetta Davies after
CAUSE A RIPPLE EFFECT which students go into
community to donate
finishing up most of an
evenings duties.
IN PEOPLES LIVES food and provide sup-
port to locals.
Davies has volunteered
at NightShift twice a
The Alpha program, month for three years
from page 29 ical needs met: Food, for spiritual support. with her crew from
clothing and boots, and Programs that assist Southside Community
there will be people street people with con- Church.
Ive known Denis to talk to about their flict resolution, health Its incredible. Its a
since the very first night spiritual needs or other and safety, advice on realization for me. These
I was in Whalley, says subjects, if they wish. housing and help with guys are outside in the
Connor. Shes heard stories paperwork for IDs. rain all the time and
The two often ex- from NightShift clients Stocked Street Out- sometimes when were
change Je taime (I love that make her believe reach, where care kits, out there, were freezing
you) with each other, as she would not have clothing and blankets ourselves. We just get a
Denis is originally from survived herself had she are provided from a little bit of taste of what
Quebec. faced the same hard- clothing truck, two or theyre going through.
Connor began her ships. three times a week, at NightShift Street
relationship with the Connor goes over the Volunteers from NightShift Street Ministries are out interacting with clients the same time as the Ministries is located
Whalley street com- basics of what pushes every night of the year. BOAZ JOSEPH nightly meals. at 10635 King George
munity during a Jan. 4, people to their vulner- We dont realize Blvd.
2004 snowstorm. able positions: Poverty,
At the time, she had drug addiction, alcohol- many especially young numbers, for us its Bus, staffed by two
a successful real estate
business and a healthy
ism, mental illness, fam-
ily break-ups, physical
working women in the
area have been abused.
about the one. If I can
make a shift in one
nurses, a counsellor and
driver, provide one-on- SATURDAY FEB 27
10AM
income, but was under- abuse, sexual abuse and We expect theyre persons life, it causes one private care for
going a midlife crisis and poor health. going to live what we call a positive ripple effect physical and emotional
wasnt happy. Just as important, but normal lives? Give your that goes on beyond issues for clients. The

ADESA
Listening to the wind rarely acknowledged, are head a shake. They just Whalley. bus also has a book li-
of the storm in the the gaps between short- need a person to love NightShift hands brary which runs on the
warmth of her bed, she term housing and short- them. They just need to out food to clients 365 honour system. The bus
thought about what

RICHM
term addiction recovery be listened to. They just nights a year, and pro- comes on Tuesday and
people on the street programs. Put another need to be respected as vides other services that Thursday nights.

PUBLI OND
were going through. way, peoples progress, people. include: The Love Hurts
Connor drove up to be it in recovery or being For us, its not about The NightShift Care program, dedicated to
Whalley from White released from prison,

C AUT
Rock and convinced isnt followed up, and
a local pastor to open

O
the cycle that may have
up a church shelter for

AUCTI
been there before con-
the night. He handed tinues, Connor says.
her a key and left her

ON
Its a chronic situation
and a few volunteers to not alleviated by sup-
provide peanut butter port by the provincial
and jelly sandwiches and government.
a warm place to sleep What social services
for 35 men, women and gives them a month is a
children. joke to live on, Connor
I lost my head and says. They dont know
found my heart, she how to get out of here.
says. Theyre entrenched.
Before long, the Even if they have a fixed
former Gentle Shep- address, its not for very
herd Church became long.
NightShift, and is now Connor says local
fully devoted to helping churches, social services
people on the street find and government agen-
hope and purpose. cies have to work togeth-
Connor isnt coy about er to tackle the issues,
crediting God for having and not be proprietary
influence in her decision or territorial about pro-
to abandon her former
EX-GOVERNMENT,
grams that work.
life, nor NightShifts I think its going to
Christian DNA.
REPOS, & FLEET
take an army to move
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accessories are for illustration purposes only. 2016 Rogue recognized as IIHS top safety picks when equipped with Forward Emergency Braking. For more information see www.IIHS.org. 1The Blind Spot Warning System is not a substitute for proper lane changing procedures. The system will not prevent contact with other vehicles or accidents. It may not detect every vehicle or object around
you. 2Lane Departure Warning System operates only when the lane markings are clearly visible on the road. Speed limitations apply. See Owners Manuel for details. 3Parking aid/convenience feature. Cannot completely eliminateblind spots. May not detect every object and does not warn of moving objects. Always check surroundings and turn to look behind you before moving vehicle.
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ment a housing creation

Housing First In Can-

the genesis to answering

ada (http://bit.ly/1vRb-

lem.

count.

person.

question.
Hepner says.

homelessness.
Metro Vancouver
making progress,
the 2013 study by

Weve achieved

recently in Surrey.
of street homeless,

urban camping has

ness numbers have

down four per cent.

some stability, says

of a congregation of
for homeless people

Deb Bryant, chair of

Steering Committee
Almost all parts of

cept the City of Van-

is the best approach.
the bigger problems.

As for the Housing

Canadian Homeless-
successful in moving

agree, getting people

health and addiction.

Results of the 2014
ciple of Housing First

remained stagnant in
says Surrey is making

per cent from the last

Hepner did say that

SURREY IS MAKING PROGRESS, MAYOR SAYS

states. This is as true

great steps forward in

Surreys rapid growth.

dealing with the prob-

The number of shel-

suffering from mental

She notes homeless-
ness forever. But most

the Greater Vancouver

and those with mental

on Homelessness. We
Mayor Linda Hepner

couver saw decreases

been dealing with each

have stemmed the tide
is that people are more

been a bit of a problem

First initiative, Hepner

needs of that homeless
Metro Vancouver ex-
up from 2,650 in 2011.
homeless in the region,
ness Research Network
forward with their lives

including Surrey, which

head, Hepner says, no

health and addiction is-

All in all, Id say were

The underlying prin-

to have a roof over your

sues as it is for anyone.

into housing right away

ed in shelters, jails, hos-

and detox centres was

will eradicate homeless-

regional counts, despite

No expert is willing to
if they are first housed,

them in more of a camp

tered homeless count-
homeless count showed

What we saw is more

of really rapid growth in
pitals, transition houses

better support for those

Service providers have

start addressing those is

saw a decline of 35 to 40

says senior levels of gov-

But the easiest way to

in the city, Hepner says.
say any known approach

particular spots this year

an overall count of 2,770

case based on the unique

ernment need to provide

situation, in two or three