A Long-Term Hostel Resident Got Sick. He Was Sent Packing
Recovery from disaster is a long process, as this Museum of Anthropology exhibition demonstrates. Open until Sept. 19. But it’s been difficult to keep on top of his wound care regimen, he says, because he was abruptly told in mid-June he’d have to leave the Chinatown hostel he’d lived in for six months. The owner of the Main Hostel at 927 Main St. says her building is set up as a backpackers’ hostel, not a long-term residence. Lorraine Shorrock told The Tyee the building was no longer suitable for Desjarlais to live in because he was having a hard time walking and there is no elevato...
Source: thetyee.ca