Cities say they’re trying to do the right thing but lack resources as campers demand agency
CBC NewsChad PawsonCoquitlam and Abbotsford are just two B.C. cities where dozens of people are trying to survive outside in tents, holding on and hoping for better.
"Why do I live here?" said Ledora Napoleon from the tent encampment at Abbotsford city hall. "Because it's so hard to find housing in Abbotsford."
She last lived in conventional housing seven months ago, says she's been evicted several times and faces discrimination because of being on disability or income assistance.
"I feel like I've been blacklisted,…
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