In 1989, Joe Roberts had hit rock bottom, living in the seedy alleys of the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver.
What he remembers about those days of being ‘a broken heroin addict,’ living on skid row, is the constant cold, the wet, the loneliness and depression.
“The only thing I liked about the rain is it hid my tears of despair,” said Roberts.
Roberts, now clean cut and wearing a nice suit, was speaking to the crowd who gathered inside the Salvation Army’s Gateway of Hope homeless shelter for the official opening of the facility on Friday. More than 100 people came out for the ribbon cutting ceremony. Another 500 toured the Langley Bypass facility on Saturday, during a public open house. Read full article…
Source: bclocalnews.com
