Editor:
I have mixed feelings about the land use conversion at Willingdon and Canada Way in Burnaby.
Although the use of the land makes sense, it does highlight its previous use as an addiction treatment centre for those hard to treat folks that daily suffer from both mental health and addiction issues.
These are the same folks that are watching their tents being torn down on Hastings Street. Those, too. are the folks who were kicked out of the Riverview mental health facilities many years ago. Next will be Crab Park. So where to next?
I have neighbours who happen to be homeless. They live in tents in different parts of the neighbourhood. They are quieter and tidier than most of the housed residents.
There’s something wrong with a society that does not care for those most in need. I am old enough now to have been through all the political unfulfilled promises. I no longer believe in any of them and frankly I’ve become jaded in the process.
Linda Shaw
