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Home at Last - Jesse Firempong

In the first of the Home at Last series, Jesse Firempong tells how she, her partner and another couple are trying out a traditional mortgage for a non-traditional group-buy situation...Read more

02 May, 2022

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Home at Last - Jesse Firempong Home at Last - Jesse Firempong

In the first of the Home at Last series, Jesse Firempong tells how she, her partner and another couple are trying out a traditional mortgage for a non-traditional group-buy situation in Lund – for affordability and community.

Home at Last - Nadia Punchard Home at Last - Nadia Punchard

In this second story of the Home at Last series, Nadia Punchard tells how she was pushed out of the Vancouver rental market and found secure housing in Townsite.

Home at Last - Rachel Driedger Home at Last - Rachel Driedger

The Home at Last series continues with the third story from Rachel Driedger who is living with her parents – an arrangement they all know is temporary, but is mutually beneficial.

Home at Last - Cate Miner Home at Last - Cate Miner

In this story, Cate Miner, 19, works for LIFT, and staffed the overnight Winter Shelter this past year. She rented with roommates, but the owner of the house moved back to live here, and evicted them. She was able to secure a small rental apartment in Westview.

After trauma, a place to get b After trauma, a place to get back on her feet

Isabel Supina grew up on Texada Island and moved to Powell River when she was 14. The full-time nanny lives in Lift’s supportive housing building on Joyce Avenue. This is the fifth interview in the Home at Last series.

Home at Last - Aaron Demeester Home at Last - Aaron Demeester

In the fifth of the Home at Last series, local artist and musician Aaron Demeester (who goes by the name, Cosmo) talks about renting a converted garage from a senior in Westview.

Home at Last - Laura Gail Lari Home at Last - Laura Gail Lariviere

In the seventh installment of the Home at Last series, Laura Gail Lariviere, 75, talks about being retired and living in a suite at the new, nonprofit Inclusion Powell River apartment. building on Ontario. She moved in Christmas Eve, 2021.