More than transit, it’s a story of poverty.
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The State of the Debate on Housing Right Now in Saskatchewan
This comes from a December 14, 2011 Question Period in the Legislature. Direct from Hansard Ms. Chartier Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Social Services has been housing many people in hotels like the Coachman, the Sunrise and the Quality Inn in Regina. There’s been one man who’s had to call the Coachman home for [...]
“Bunks for Drunks”
The Atlantic Cities on why there needs to be more wet shelters. Neil Donovan, executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless, agrees with the Daily News and says one death shouldn’t turn people off the idea of a wet shelter. "This isn’t a party house,” he told me earlier this week. "Wet in [...]
Column: Homeless need not just shelter
My latest in The StarPhoenix I enjoy winters in Saskatoon. There is Wintershines, the Meewasin skating rink, turning down Blades tickets because I don’t want to drive out to the Credit Union Centre, and reminiscing about when Blackstrap used to be open. No matter how cold it is at the end of the day, I [...]
Poverty leaves it mark on your DNA
From CBC News Adults who grew up in poverty show changes in the "programming" of their DNA that may be linked to health problems such as obesity and autoimmune diseases, Canadian and British researchers have found. Researchers had previously known that DNA is "programmed" in the womb to turn certain genes up or down, and [...]
Column: Prostitution a complex issue
This week’s column for The StarPhoenix. At work we deal with a database that has been developed by the federal government to help shelters such as ours to keep accurate statistics. Like anything designed by bureaucrats, it’s unwieldy, crashes a lot and doesn’t really do anything that’s very useful. It publishes inaccurate reports that need [...]
