Put homeless shelter in Kozakevich’s area

According to the Herald (April 20), nine RDOS board members support homeless shelters in Penticton. In a recent meeting when the mayor asked for the RDOS board to write a letter supporting Penticton’s position on closing the Victory homeless shelter, these nine RDOS directors voted against supporting the City.

Karla Kozakevich said, “We are a product of the province and it does feel like we’re being put in a difficult situation here, UBCM would be a good forum.”

Apparently Kozakevich doesn’t think the RDOS system was set up to serve our area it was set up as a representative of the political interests of the province.

Good to know as I expect she is waiting in the wings to replace Dan Ashton as MLA.

As Kozakevich apparently thinks Penticton’s homeless shelter should be supported, I suggest that she get funding to set up a homeless shelter in Naramata.

It should work out very well. The homeless living in a rural community would cut down on victimization by others. Here in Penticton, if the shelters are full they sleep in the alleys; under bridge abutments; shopping centres and defecation is a problem.

If they were in Naramata, they wouldn’t have to worry about sleeping out in the wild when shelters are full. There are lots of garden sheds and porches available. It should work out very well as Naramata is a small friendly town, they could ask the homeowner to use their bathroom instead of defecating under the porches or in the garden sheds. It would be a much better solution all around.

The above also applies to the other RDOS directors that support homeless shelters. Bob Coyne, Princeton Rural; George Bush, Cawston; Erin Trainer, Summerland; didn’t Summerland just turn down subsidizing housing? Tsk tsk. Did they know their RDOS director supports the homeless?

Manfred Bauer, Keremeos mayor; Ron Obirek, Skaha East and OK Falls; Spencer Coyne, Princeton Mayor, Sue McKortoff, Osoyoos Mayor; I suggest they build a homeless shelter down on the beach near their bandshell.

Tim Cottrill, alternate director for Okanagan Lake West/West Bench; West Bench would be a good place for a homeless shelter they along with Keremeos and Cawston they have lots of room.

Goodness there would even be lots of food for them to snack on.

They probably already have porta potties for their fruit pickers. Elvena Slump Penticton