Charred timber and sodden remnants of household items are all that remain of 10 units at Kelowna香蕉视频直播檚 Walnut Grove motel.

Any day now, a demolition crew will tear down the worst of the damage, which will spark more than a construction boom.

The change will further deplete this city香蕉视频直播檚 supply of affordable housing.

Affordable housing, and the utter dearth of it, is one of Kelowna香蕉视频直播檚 longest running conversations. When I was a younger woman, I was the one shaking my fist at the sky complaining about living in a one-bedroom dump for $800 a month that I searched high and low to find.

Now that I香蕉视频直播檓 no longer in the realm of young Kelowna, there are others to take the charge and they香蕉视频直播檙e facing even worse.

In fact, if the reporter in the desk next to me is any indication, it香蕉视频直播檚 now the norm to move into a house with five strangers to simply afford keeping a roof over one香蕉视频直播檚 head.

There are more stories in this city, too. Stories of seniors who are unsure how to make do on a fixed income.

There are men and women who are on disability and can香蕉视频直播檛 find a home that works for them.

Some of these stories have come to a happy resolution at Walnut Grove, an oasis of affordability in an increasingly posh neighbourhood.

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Another woman I spoke with has a series of health issues that make life difficult to navigate and work impossible.

A young couple with two children below the age of four have found a home there.

And there are others who simply don香蕉视频直播檛 want to spend their entire paycheques on a rental. Some who see quality of life as something more than a good address.

For many, it香蕉视频直播檚 still not a cheap place to live, but the only way to keep a roof over their heads, which means they didn香蕉视频直播檛 have a lot to spare from month to month. It explains why many residents didn香蕉视频直播檛 have renter香蕉视频直播檚 insurance.

Saturday香蕉视频直播檚 Truswell road fire has put dozens of people in search of housing, but even the residents of the Waters Edge condominium 香蕉视频直播� who also are out of home 香蕉视频直播攔ealize that it香蕉视频直播檚 the residents of Walnut Grove who may suffer the most in the days ahead.

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In addition to financial means, the community has rallied around the residents of the Waters Edge and that香蕉视频直播檚 wonderful.

Let香蕉视频直播檚 hope there are a few people out there willing to rally around these men and women at Walnut Grove. This isn香蕉视频直播檛 an easy city to find a rental, and it香蕉视频直播檚 even harder if you香蕉视频直播檙e not well off.

And everyone in this community deserves to have more to their name than charred remains and sodden remnants.

Knowing these people have found a safe place to live would mean this community is actually worth the high pricetag that comes with living here.