Dear editor,

I鈥檝e just read Loraine Hartley鈥檚 letter about homelessness, (The homelessness situation in Courtenay is unacceptable) and I鈥檓 pleased I鈥檓 not the only one who believes homelessness is unacceptable.

I think Courtenay council would get a big bang for its buck by putting its newly acquired windfall towards the WeCan Shelter Society Homes. I understand that they now cost about $30,000 each. This means 255 homes could be built with this $7,655,000 windfall. This would be more than enough homes to house every homeless person in the area. If WeCan Shelter Society can鈥檛 build that many on demand, I鈥檓 sure Dawn to Dawn and the Wachiay Friendship Centre could also use a few million dollars to get their low-income housing projects off the ground. Dawn to Dawn is trying to build Rainbow House, a home for marginalized youth who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless. Wachiay has been struggling for two years to build a 40-unit apartment complex to house people who actually live below the poverty line.

Charlotte Ostrowski,

Courtenay