Comments on: Homeless shelter in Kitsilano to open tomorrow

By: Kitsilano.ca – Kits’ Neighbourhood blog. » Fourth homeless shelter opens in Kitsilano

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:03:46 +0000

[...] in the same location as last year’s temporary shelter at 1642 West 4th, the shelter provides a warm place to sleep and two meals a day for up to 40 [...]

By: anon

anon — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:18:35 +0000

And now what’s with the note on their front entrance complaining about a 15 story development in the neighbourhood….

By: Jody

Jody — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:10:52 +0000

I’m with Elizabeth Says. I wouldn’t want Mantra Owner for a neighbour either.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:20:03 +0000

Good for you Mantra owner for being honest about how you feel. In this time of political correctness it’s refreshing to see someone be honest about their elitism.

However, consider this. You live in a neighbourhood reknowned for it’s political correctness and community/health activism – from yoga studios, ngo offices, organic food stores and restaurants committed to using sustainable foods, to parent participation pre-schools, community gardens and active neighbourhood centers. I can only imagine your neighbours saying “I’ve invested years of my life into building a rich, varied and tolerant community here for my family, and now I have this social climbing elitist as a neighbour. Ugh!!”

By: Louis

Louis — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:42:34 +0000

Dear conveniently-anonymous Mantra Owner,

Your lack of consideration for unlucky people is scary.
Based on that comment, you sound rather selfish.

Consider this, then :
If you ever found yourself homeless (which -despite your certainties- could happen), wouldn’t you want a decent shelter?

Am I expected to believe that your homeless self would be so full of dignity that he/she would stay out of sight, so as not to spoil the rich-folk’s landscape?

Please stop complaining.
You could afford a 500k apartment, for fuck’s sake.

By: Frances Cabahug

Frances Cabahug — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:01:48 +0000

Well, Mantra owner, that’s not necessarily true about your neighbours being binners. Only a very small percentage of homeless people actually have enough functioning to do the work required of binning. Most of them will be dealing with mental illness, physical trauma, and concurrent disorders to the point that they aren’t mobile or cognizant enough to gather everybody else’s recyclables.

I hope the mental illness, phsyical trauma, and concurrent disorders part isn’t scaring you even more.

No, seriously, you should try to meet your neighbours. You might be surprised.

By: Mantra Owner

Mantra Owner — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:49:25 +0000

I spent $500K on 700 square feet in the Mantra and now I have binners as neighbours. Nuts.