Fimeonie:

-Worked as a tour guide in upper canada

– Unable to pay rent (leading to eviction)

– Now in debt and living on the streets

Lucy & Vince :

• Met at an indigenous centre
• Lucy had a miscarriage and they lost quadruplets (but she says she wouldn’t want to bring them into a world where she couldn’t provide for them either way)
• She was raped by 5 men
• They both have severe rashes and skin diseases that have worsened due to lack of treatment
• They still keep smiling and stay together

Yannik:

-From Belgium, Family moved to upper Canada.

-Had Schizophrenia (undiagnosed)

-Enhanced by drug and alcohol use

-Family disapproving

-Not addicted to alcohol however frequent user of marijuana as it works better than prescribed drugs with less side effects (however he is not a medical professional and overuse is therefore a common occurrence)

-Medical system may have diagnosed him but was not able to provide him with adequate treatment.

“I gave up my job to help my sick mother and after she died, but then my brother kicked me out. I guess that was my reward for caring for my mother until her last day.”

“Basically, I started out as a heroin addict and I lost everything. I ended up quitting heroin but I could not get anything back, so now I am on the streets.”

Name? , Saturday, October 21st, 2017. Name has been on the street for some time now in front of the Pharmaprix across from Concordia Universities. “I used to be a highly experienced florist, but over time my hours kept getting cut more and more until I eventually just quit because I wasn’t making enough money. Unfortunately, no one was hiring someone with my high level of experience and pay me for what I’m worth, so that is how I ended up here. Concordia students have been generous and helped me out a lot when they are passing by to and from class.”