Dear editor,

Re: Robert Mulrooney鈥檚 May 31 letter - Courtenay business owner upset with BC Housing鈥檚 purchase of Super 8 motel

You say that turning the Super 8 motel into a shelter will be bad for the businesses and people in that area.

You do know that this will not be a shelter, but instead will be supportive housing with 67 rooms available and 24-hour staff on site? This is in fact what is currently happening at the Travelodge since 2020, approximately one kilometre away from the new location which opens in June.

So, my question to you is this: the people living at the new location will be housed and supported; would you rather them be in tents in Simms Park?

How can a person enact change in their lives without a fixed address? Did you know that most families are only two to three paycheques away from being out on the street? Life for many is very tenuous.

Natalie Fisher, Courtenay