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There香蕉视频直播檚 a general rule in writing that you shouldn香蕉视频直播檛 start stories with quotes, but that has been running through my head for the last few hours because of how much it resonates.

Flynn lives at the Walnut Grove motel and it香蕉视频直播檚 an oasis of affordability in an otherwise exclusive rental market.

While he appreciates his address and the stability he香蕉视频直播檚 found there, he香蕉视频直播檚 well aware of the scrutiny he faces for it.

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Flynn used to have a business, a wife and a house he owned, but all those things drifted away.

First went the marriage, and with it half the home. Then came health issues.

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Flynn took one hit after the other, and moved to Kelowna to be close to family for what he thought would be his final days. Even 10 years ago it was hard finding a rental, especially as a pet owner.

He went to a number of places, and at the end of the list was the Walnut Grove.

He met the owner and was welcome to move in with his cat.

It香蕉视频直播檚 while living there he learned from a new doctor he would be allotted more treatments in B.C. and he lived.

His new lease on life, however, came with its pitfalls.

香蕉视频直播淲hen my socioeconomic situation changed significantly people disappeared from my life,香蕉视频直播� he said. 香蕉视频直播淚 think if people look at it the way it happened and thought, 香蕉视频直播楪ee, that could happen to me香蕉视频直播� that香蕉视频直播檚 too terrifying to them. If they can blame you for being in your condition, and it香蕉视频直播檚 your fault somehow, then they feel safer.香蕉视频直播�

But, he pointed out a statistic often repeated at social agency meetings, most people are just a few pay cheques away from poverty.

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Flynn香蕉视频直播檚 candor is remarkable, but sadly his story isn香蕉视频直播檛.

Poor people in this province are screwed. It香蕉视频直播檚 not just a Kelowna problem.

This story can be heard in just about every well-populated city in B.C. and it香蕉视频直播檚 shameful.

There香蕉视频直播檚 loads of finger-pointing that can and has been done over the years.

B.C.香蕉视频直播檚 provincial government, for example, once said it didn香蕉视频直播檛 need an official plan to reduce poverty, focusing its efforts instead on job creation. It didn香蕉视频直播檛 matter whether those jobs weren香蕉视频直播檛 full time or if they didn香蕉视频直播檛 pay a livable wage.

In the run-up to the election, the NDP said, if elected, it would boost wages, adopt $10-a-day child care, and create a poverty reduction plan.

香蕉视频直播淲e are the only province that doesn香蕉视频直播檛 have (a plan) and it strikes me that any business, any not-for-profit, any family usually tries to put in place a plan if they want to get out of a jam香蕉视频直播攁nd we香蕉视频直播檙e in a jam right now,香蕉视频直播� said NDP leader John Horgan, was quoted saying.

Flynn and the residents of Walnut Grove are in a real jam.

Let香蕉视频直播檚 hope that new premier of this province remembers his pre-election schtick and turns his attention toward the issues at hand before more people are mired in a situation that they can香蕉视频直播檛 see an end to.