Dear Friend,

Today, between 10,000 and 15,000 British Columbians are homeless. They are our neighbours, our sisters and brothers, our sons and daughters.

I want to invite you to attend the presentation of a new film on homelessness I will be hosting in Courtenay, Wednesday February 11th, 3pm at the Elks Hall, 231 6th Ave.

Last year I traveled to 22 towns and cities across BC and spoke with hundreds of homeless people, service providers and local government officials. Two young film makers, Kevin Fitzgerald and Louvens Remy, followed the tour and did hundreds of hours of additional filming. The result, “The Way Home,” is a moving, thoughtful and informative film. We promised then to return to each of the towns we filmed in to show the movie, and on Wednesday, February 11th we will keep that commitment.

British Columbians are caring and decent. We want to work together to end homelessness. This film showing is a chance for us to learn more about homelessness, and to speak with one another about what we can do to make our province a better place for every British Columbian.

Please find attached a poster for the event. Please distribute widely.

I look forward to seeing you there.

David Chudnovsky
MLA Vancouver-Kensington