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From left, Sheri Drover, clinical co-ordinator for surgical services at Campbell River Hospital, ChrisFrom left, Sheri Drover, clinical co-ordinator for Stacey surgicalMarsh, services at Campbell Riverof Hospital, Christina Rozema, site director at the hospital, and executive director the Campbell tina Rozema, site director at the hospital, and Stacey Marsh, executive director of the Campbell River Hospital Foundation are encouraging everyone to purchase tickets for the Hospital FoundaRiver Hospitalwhich Foundation are money encouraging everyone purchase tickets for the Hospital Foundation’s lottery, is raising to purchase newtohospital equipment. tion’s lottery, which is raising money to purchase new hospital equipment.
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As nurse Sheri Drover excitedly As nurse Drover excitedly clutches herSheri lottery tickets, she’s clutches her lottery tickets, she’s torn. torn.
As much as she’d like to have the As much as she’ d like to have the winning ticket, Drover also wants winning ticket, Drover also to wants as many people as possible buy as as number possibleoftotickbuy onemany of thepeople limited one of the because limited number of orditickets. That’s this is no ets. because this is no ordinaryThat’s lotto draw. nary lotto draw.
The lottery is a fundraiser sponThe by lottery is a fundraiser sored the Campbell RiversponHossored by the Campbell Hospital Foundation to raiseRiver money for pital Foundation to raise money for the hospital. the hospital. The money raised will go towards The moneyContinued raised will go ontowards Pg. 4 Continued on Pg. 4
“Not too bad…clean too,” says “Not too bad…clean too,” Paul says Abbotsford police officer Abbotsford police officer Paul Walker as he hops onto the top Walker ontoshelter the top bunk-bedasathe thehops homeless in bunk-bed at the homeless shelter in Campbell River. Campbell Walker River. was in the River City Walker was in with the River City Wednesday along Abbotsford Wednesday along with Abbotsford city councillor Henry Braun and city councillor and emergency roomHenry doctor Braun David Melemergency room doctor David Melnychuk to learn more about a pilot nychuk more a pilot project to to learn provide safeabout shelter for project to have provide safe shelter for those who no homes. those havesee, no homes. “As who you can it’s pretty mini“Asbut youit can see,” says it’s pretty minimal, works, Paul Mason mal, but it works, says Paul Mason of Campbell River”Family Services as of River Family Services as heCampbell leads the tour. heLocated leads thenear tour.the heart of downLocated near the heart of downtown Campbell River, the Safe Sheltown Campbell River, the Safe ter – a converted steel shippingShelconter – a converted steel shipping container – is located beside the main tainer is located the main fire hall– and acrossbeside the street from fire hall andLife across the street from the Radiant Community Church the Radiant Life Community Church which manages the shelter and prowhich manages the shelter and vides meals for people in need. provides meals people in need. “There wasforsome initial resistance “There was some initial to putting it out in a public resistance place, but to putting it out a public place, but that’s where we in wanted it. We didn’t that’s where we wanted it. We didn’t want people sneaking in and out,” want people sneaking in and out,” says city Coun. Ron Kerr. says citycommunity Coun. Ronstruggles Kerr. with its Every Every community with its homeless population,struggles but no municihomeless population, butendure no municipality in Canada had to what pality in Canada to endure what Abbotsford wenthad through last year. Abbotsford wentjust through lastChristyear. In December, before In December, justwas before Christ-a mas, Abbotsford granted mas, Abbotsford was granted toa B.C. Supreme Court injunction B.C. Supreme Court injunction to remove a homeless camp in the city’s remove a homeless campon in the the heels city’s Jubilee Park. This came Jubilee Park. This came on the heels of the city dismantling a makeshift of the city dismantling makeshift compound that had beena set up in a compound parking lot.that had been set up in a parking lot.
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And there was the unfortunate And there was 4the unfortunate incident last June when city workincident last June 4 when city workers dumped chicken manure in a ers dumped chicken manure in a small area where homeless people small where homeless liked toarea sleep and hang out. people liked to sleep and hang out. “We did what? At first I thought it “We didjoke, what? At first I thought it was a bad ” recalls Coun. Braun. was a bad joke, ” recalls Coun. Braun. The city issued an apology the Theday, citybut issued an apology the next the situation hardly next day, butculminating the situation in hardly improved, the improved, culminating between in the December confrontations December confrontations between the homeless and authorities. the homeless and authorities. Now, Abbotsford representatives Now, Abbotsford are trying to find representatives workable and are tryingsolutions, to find workable and affordable and Campbell affordable solutions, and Campbell River’s pilot project appears to be River’s pilot project appears to be one remedy. one remedy. “It’s pretty well-thought out… “It’sit’spretty well-thought out… and better than people living in and it’s better people living in ditches or tentsthan in the woods, ” says ditches Braun. or tents in the woods,” says Braun. He did have one big concern: How Hethe did downtown have one biglocation concern:ofHow was the was the downtown location of the Safe Shelter received by the public Safe Shelter received by the public and the business community? and the business community? “Some people are trying to tell “Some people are trying to tell Continued on Pg. 3 Continued on Pg. 3
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