Contributed by Stephanie Gauthier.

How do you wind up experiencing homelessness?

The answer is rarely straightforward. For Soren, it all started when he lost his car.

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The payment would香蕉视频直播檝e released the car from impound. Soren and his partner worked at an orchard at the time where their housing was provided. The season ended shortly before the car was impounded so they had also just lost their stable housing.

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They didn香蕉视频直播檛 have a home or a means of transportation that could help them find new jobs. This led Soren to experience homelessness for the first time in his life. It was two years after he came to Kelowna from Powell River after a friend encouraged him to move.

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Soren now counts the move as a misstep and a contributing factor leading him to homelessness. He didn香蕉视频直播檛 have a local support structure that could have changed his direction.

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Soren reveals more factors that led to homelessness. Things predating his arrival in Kelowna, while working in the logging industry.

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Soren recovered and continued working in logging. He even started his own business, making millions of dollars in the process. However, he was living with constant pain and a dependence on prescription opiates, which eventually led him to use heroin. He blames doctors for many of his battles with addiction. A twist in Soren香蕉视频直播檚 path came when softwood lumber prices tanked and took his business interests with them.

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