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Sad and Upsetting News

 First the sad news!  Last week friend and KMHC tenant Peter Isaac passed away alone in his unit. Peter and I got along well and after I moved out we'd run into each other downtown so I made a point to sit and chat with him often. He had the gift to gab and there were times I had to cut him off because I had to leave. Near the end of his life I notice he didn't look well and I reminded him to look after himself especially after he confide in me that he accidentally OD'd on fentanyl a month ago.  Peter had many street friends and I feel he had a rough life. There are some in the KMHC building who despise Peter and I say get over it, the man has passed and carrying around all that negativity is unhealthy. I notice with the passing of Peter there are not many tenant/friends left at KMHC that I know.:(  Such is life.   

 

RIP Peter Issac
 

The Upsetting News!  Security at KMHC is terrible. There has been drug addicts camping out in the basement level and what is OAHS staff doing about it!  Aboriginal senior tenants are afraid and angry that the situation has reached a high level. I use to live on the basement level, rest assured if I was still there druggies and street people would be tossed out on their asses. I've done it before. 

OAHS is doing the bare minimum that is required from a non profit organization. Upper management is located in other cities and have no idea what in the hell is not going on. It's like the old saying "Too many cooks in the kitchen and nobody is eating the food". SMH.  

To avoid a unit inspection Aunt Opie reported to the OAHS staff she has COVID-19 then was spotted later in the day all dressed up hopping into a cab. Crafty move Aunt Opie would you be hiding you have a unkempt/dirty unit? Remember I was there many times in the past and it smelled awful. The unit I mean. :P  

Tk

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