Homelessness could happen to anybody I've been homeless myself for 5 years now. And I was and I was working 2 years I was doing really good and the company that I was working for they found out that I'm homeless and they got rid of me and I was about to get my efficiency. And I did keep myself clean because I was leaving from time to time in hotels so twice a week I will take a shower and I will shave and I was clean all the time and I smell good all the time and the company got rid of me as soon as they find out that I was leaving in my car. That goes to show you how many cruel people we have in our world.
Moved out of that town 6 years ago. Its a dead end there, and it started to go in a bad direction in the 2000s. The area attracts lots of dark energy and bad people in the recent decade.
I grew up in Kaslo and used to come to Nelson to pick up supplies for the mine I worked at.We used to stop at the old Queens hotel for a draft beer(50 cents).I still come to Nelson atleast 2 times a year and absolutely love the place.I agree that Nelson has changed dramatically over the years and not for the better but in saying that there's a charm and magic to the city.Main street dinner is definitely 1 of our go tos along with the dominion Cafe for the best London fogs and a homemade muffin.We were just in Nelson May-24.
I recognize the fellow standing outside of where Wait's News used to be. I was his roommate back in the Winter of 95/96, when Nelson was still an affordable, bohemian, hippie little ski town, with an incredible atmosphere in which it was easy to meet people and trust was high. God how I miss those days, a beautiful little slice of history that will never come again. Anyway, that fellow appeared to have had some kind of breakdown a couple years later and he's never been quite the same since. He's managed to survive relatively well in Nelson for 3 decades, but times are really getting hard on people. I wish him well.
I moved out of Nelson about 5 years ago now, and I noticed the problem back then, this goes to show its gotten worse over that time. I feel one of my friends put it best after talking and getting to know a few of them on the streets; its unfortunate, but for some of them they have nowhere else to go, as in, they might've been homeless in a different city and had to leave for reasons unknown. I live in Vancouver now and I've walked the corners of Main and E Hastings many times a week, and honestly it could make sense that with such a large homeless community, if you dont make any friends, people might just push you out. I notice this as far as 51st and Kerr St, where theres a couple homeless that frequent the neighbourhood rather than staying around downtown where there is technically more accessible aid like shelters and soup kitchens. In a perfect world there would be a system in place that would help transition through halfway-homes and low-income housing into getting taught skills. There's just no infrastructure for it because it's never been deemed "profitable"
Wake-up Canadians as this is a GLOBAL problem. Is this the Canada you had in mind for you children, grandchildren? Many people have their heads buried.....no worries as long as they or their loved are not affected.😪
I came across your video, I grew up in Castlegar bc, l had no idea things were this bad there,but this is happening every where now,worldwide. It's really bad here as well in Vancouver bc Canada.
I live in Woodstock Ontario, same thing is going on here. Methadone clinics, Homeless, drugs, and crime. Our homeless shelter used to only be open in the winter. Now it’s open all year and yes they bus homeless in from other cities in Ontario.10 years ago, it wasn’t like this. On top of that we have so many new people that our little city doesn’t have the infrastructure for. It’s getting crowed here now.
Everyone is talking about affordable rents and low income rents when population suddenly goes up and we have no infrastructure. When housing costs rose rents in those landlords house rose. For example I researched end of 2017 Edmonton had 981,280 people - now it has over 1.5 million in 5 years almost six year. Trudeau increased immigration shortly after to 600000 temporary foreign works who can come Canada without work visas and are exempt from foreign buyers ban plus immigration allowed increased to over 400000 a year. There was no infrastructure for them. How many are putting strain on food banks, available rentals, homelessness and low income supports by provincial governments through no fault of their own. How many billions the Provincial and municipal leaders must stop Ottawa in my opinion.
I commonly get up on a Saturday morning , leave Calgary , and ride my Harley touring bike to Nelson. I stay at the Alpine Inn , go down to the Hume for a few drinks and some dinner . Sunday morning its off to Oso negro for a couple coffees then ride back home. Its a nice way to get away for the weekend. Ive been doing this for years , and have noticed the difference in the amount of street people. They seemed to be trying to clean it up a few years ago but it doesnt seem to be working. Its sad to see both in the fact that Nelson is a nice place , and that these poor people have nowhere to go.
I can remember downtown Vancouver 40 years ago. It was bad then, It is worse now. We moved from Surrey to Shuswap lake. We are some 20 Kms from Salmon arm. They have a problem there. Vernon is only an hour away. they have a bigger problem.
@edrogers9530 totally agree with what your saying about Vernon.We relocated 2 yrs ago from Abbotsford to Vernon and was shocked at how bad the homelessness is.Vernon compares to Maple Ridge,thank goodness our realtor suggested we move high up on east hill so as the street vagrants don't travel up that far.
Same thing happening in Trail ,, we moved from Surrey 4 years ago and I was shocked to see the same problems ! Lots of addicts and dangerous for my kids :(
Dude, so hard to see our home town and people in it suffer. I still remember when I used to live there in 2007….wasnt anywhere near that and all you could see was culture.
I know right it is very sad indeed.... Nelson is still a nice place but it is declining FAST! I also did some research it has the highest percentage of poverty in BC so stats don't lie that place is struggling no good jobs!
You can thank the government for that, they fked up my town of Sechelt too. Powell River is fked too. Everyone I talk to from towns all over say the same thing.
@@theJoefamilychannel what a weird take on it. Rents are obscene, everywhere. Who charges rent? Landlords. Going for every buck they can. Landlords are everywhere, corporate and mom&pop. So what's causing the problem? High and increasing rents. Charged by landlords. Where tf does 'da gubmint' come into it?
I also lived in Nelson and raised 2 boys, we ended up moving do too jobs and yes Nelson has gone down hill. It's been 12 years since we moved. But we still visit Nelson.
I also grew up in Nelson/Castlegar 30mins away and every time I come back it looks more and more like Nacht Der Untoten. There was an encampment of 20 homeless drug addicts dozing off and leaving needles everywhere behind the YOUTH CENTER. Most of Canada's bs right now is due to our poor leadership, but at the same time we can't treat the zombies like victims 100% of the time. I know there are exceptions, but at the end of the day most people know drugs are incredibly harmful and addictive, they know this before their first hit and still do it. Maybe they had a hard life that led them to escape with drugs, but also why does their escape have to result in me being yelled at and spit on in their zombie voice. Why do I have to smell and try not to step in the shit they took in front of subway. I've had a hard life too but you will never see anyone else cleaning up after me or feel scared around me.
This is everywhere unfortunately. Very sad. I travel to Nelson often from northeastern Washington and I love it there. It seems like there are very few homeless people compared to many other cities I know.
Nelson was a sweet place - once upon a time. When I lived there for 10 years. It changed very quickly. I was there a couple of years ago, and could not believe my eyes. The Main Street Diner, which used to be such a hotspot, was empty. I still ordered a sandwich and sat in the window and saw a couple of dozen loungers hanging around. Scary. The only time I will go there again will be to go to Georama, outside of Nelson, and stay the h away from any downtown activity.
My father and his business partner owned that restaurant it was called Milly's the old sign is still in the alleyway they sold it in the late 80s and the new owner called it main street dinner
This is sad to see. My best friend and I were in Nelson 3 years ago and we just saw one homeless guy near the outdoor washroom on the main strip, there was even an rcmp officer chatting with him being kind. The thing that shocked us the most was when we decided to go for a walk at night. When we passed peoples houses we noticed fresh fruit, granola bars, water bottles and even cigarette packs at their steps near the sidewalks. At first we imagined there was a religious holiday which caused this. But as we went we realized the great people in the community of Nelson did this to look after the less fortunate. We never saw any other people walking around at night and Nelson became a retirement dream for us. I now worry what I will see when I come back to visit in July.
It is alot worse unfortunately and it also has become very unaffordable. May I make a retirement recommendation for you in two near by towns which are just as chill and nice. Go look at Kaslo and Creston
They are not just down and out and homeless, they homeless drug addicts which is a bigger problem with very little chance they will ever become rehabilitated just an ongoing problem that will never end.
It's fucking sad. this is a gigantic problem all across north america. the number of people we are loosing are comparable to the 2 world wars. it's terrifying and nobody seems to want or know what to do about it. count your blessings folks.
I know at least two of the people you claim are homeless but they aren't. Yes, they are panhandling but they have roofs over their heads. The black guy is Maazu, super nice guy, clean and polite. He has living quarters. He has a mental illness. He doesn't bother anyone. Neither does Gabe who sits outside the Royal Bank.
Nelson used to be so awesome🌸….cabin up by Kaslo,& love to come into Nelson for the day,used to be so artistic. Stopped coming into Nelson about 5 yrs ago it started getting bad with all the drugs & homeless then! sad,was such a fun great historic little town.But it’s all of Canada now,it’s a sewer everywhere….Canada just got given away,again! I feel so defeated in this country, everywhere is crowded ,all of our services,& they still keep bringing more in. If Canada put more effort into the population we had & made more opportunities for our indigenous peoples,better housing,education,counselling,etc ….they could of had a work force within Canada,have young women & men off the reservations & into trade schools, teachers,doctors,nurses…educate them on reservations with better schools,better living conditions,& teach them old skills,but also have them learn new skills to better make a good wage. The work force is here,the government was too lazy & slow
I appreciate your approach with this video. No judgement, respecting the homeless people, no ranting. It's such a sad situation and can elicit a lot of negative emotion. Not falling into that makes this video one of the best I've seen on the topic. ❤❤
Try living on the street "with no direction home" . These folks are human beings who had hopes and dreams till circumstance brought despair. That's wassup.
That guy sleeping behind the public toilet got it pretty good....if that was here in Edmonton his bicycle would have been stolen by another homeless person 5 mins after he fell asleep !
@@BestBuddies. I can see that!! Back then most homeless used to go to Vancouver for the winter and live on rainbow beach all summer, couchsurf or stay at a hippy communities around Nelson.. and I wouldn't even blame the cannabis and festival culture, as most homeless people nowadays seem to be in Nelson for other reasons.. it's a healing town, accepting and very alternative
Its every-town North America, Europe. You can't imagine what the Asian, Russian South American continents are like. It is a global problem and getting worse. Every administration from dog catcher to Mayor to Presidents and Prime Ministers and Dictators have this as a major problem. The good ones are nurses and workers living in cars and vans. I've lived in Sudbury, Vancouver, Fort Saint James, Goodlow, Chetwynd, many more: all have same problem. This looks pretty mild. There's encampments in most the places I mentioned. Monitored and makeshift camps in every wood thicket or lawn they can find and huddle together. Anything to stay warm and stave off hunger. Some have pets. Some have kids. some have cancer or other diseases. Millions across the Globe. Please say a prayer or think Help; just a second of your time.
Yes the plight of homelessness is a global problem. But you said it yourself, even 10 years ago small Canadian towns weren't like this. This mass phenomenon is new and for now it's only in North America
@@tbott1061 so south America central america africa and south Asia the middle east have no homeless crisis??? I beg to differ oh and Europe?? no crisis think again my friend hate on north america all you want but it's a global crisis
My wife and I went to Nelson, stayed at The Hume (excellent), but this was 10 years ago….it makes me sad to see this. Nelson has long been a bit of a hippy town, but this, right now, is going to be the end for this beautiful little town, if things don’t change
The Food Bank here in Salmon Arm is tightening the belt. The volunteer mentioned 749 clients one day waiting for sustenance. There are two Food Banks here. A recent publicly funded project is a new emergency shelter beside the sewage treatment plant and thrift store, but what is needed is a tiny home community. Give the folks some space between, a garden, a main resource building and help venue, plus a volunteer programme. It is said on the news that one quarter of the population is below the poverty line. With the climate crisis, things will just be getting worse, much worse.
You are right to reflect on the loss of industries in that area. I have seen Nelson through the years since 1963. I saw the hippy wave and now the drug addiction wave. Artsy People flock to Nelson and in winter the skiers. I am glad you were sensitive to not film people in their distressing situation. I have hope in the city’s encouragement to home owners to build small houses on their lot to increase the rental inventory.
Damn I was going to leave Vancouver for Nelson I have been looking for a house. I will have to investigate further. Nelson captured my heart years ago and I have always dreamed of living there. Thank you for the video
So Trudeau really flooded Canada with his immigrants, student visas and "refugees" and spread them all over, making sure to miss no town anywhere. I grew up in Kitimat but haven't been back for 30 years. If this crap has hit Terrace, then I bet it's in Kitimat as well. Now Trudeau is federal, so he let them in, or brought them into the country. The provincial liberals and NDP spread them around. The purpose is to overload the system and society, in accordance with WEF 2030 guidelines. In a nutshell, Trudeau has sold out his country while getting rich in the process. He cares nothing for Canadians. And no, we're not ALL Canadians, like Trudy and his soy boys keep declaring. Only Canadian citizens are Canadians. Not students here on TEMPORARY visas. Not seasonal workers. And certainly not the criminals or psyche ward inmates that the middle and South American countries kicked out of their prisons and institutions, and who have migrated up here through the open border program in the US and here. The only answer is to stop immigration. We can't take any more people. Next, arrest, collect and deport illegals back to their country of origin. Canada is not an importer of other countries' problems. We are NOT the world's welfare state.
That's crazy. I remember traveling up there in the 1980s to play in a baseball tournament. Seemed like a good clean town. I live in Coeur d'alene, Idaho and we don't allow public camping anywhere in the cities around here but, if you travel across the state line to spokane, Washington that's a different story.
@@BestBuddies. Need to vote out Trudeau and all leftists that run your province and/or your city. We have the same problem in my country. Luckily we don’t have any leftists running any part of Idaho.
They aren't leftists and they don't run the country. Money and lobbyists do. The other party won't change this. Sure is convenient to believe that this is a short term problem that can be fixed by changing the current government. @@BANDIT2DAY
During the Great Depression of the late 20's and 30's men would be rounded up and sent off to work camps in the forests and mines. My grandfather was one of those men. And when WW2 kicked off they were quick to volunteer in order to get away from the camps. I think we are coming back to those days, and another great war too. Thing is most of the homeless today are in that situation due to drug and alcohol abuse, or mental illness. Back in the day we had mental institutions to take care of the mentally ill. Those places are gone now except for the very few that remain. Also back in the day, life was cheap. You did drugs you died. Now they give you drugs so you can keep going in your addiction.
ABSOULTLY in Aneri a they get clean syringes and alcahol swabs. All the stuff you could possibly need to smoke crack The y get paramedics called out to resuscitate them. Tney get all sirts of very expensive hospital treatment when their drug use goes bad. I agree you use drugs you die stop wasti g money to save these retched lowlives! In the great deoression people wornet lazy criminal junkies. They wanted to work..
No different than any urban center in Canada. Sorry its come to your town. I live in Niagara Falls...a supposed world class tourist destination...its a warzone here...the number of homeless, meth heads and crack heads, those with serious mental issues, violence, stabbings, shootings...yeah, something thats not on the tourism brochures...
There’s a proposed homeless shelter possibly coming to my town, if it does this problem will come there. This is inexcusable people should not have to live with this, their towns, parks overrun. Canada needs reform.
i was there 5 years ago and found it strange for such a small town to have homeless people. Its so out of the way and not near any cities. doesnt even have a major airport
This homeless situation has definitely exploded all across Canada. No place is the same, I feel your anguish and feel the same. The super wealthy corporations and private people need to share. Because on earth there is enough food to feed everyone except that some have filled up way too much. There is a man in Eastern Canada who is a millionaire who spent his own money and took 2 years to create 96 tiny homes for people who needed them. What is every millionaire did their part? Kindness is the only solution!
Every shingle small town in Canada has the same problems .If the government reopens Riverview hospital in Coquitlam and helps these people under one roof .
OMG. The world has changed in 20 years and so has your former home town. In 1998 the bottom end of the housing market in Nelson was around 100k. Now it’s 500k. Addiction and mental health issues occur everywhere. “There’s one now.” Talking about a fire hydrant or a human being that’s someone’s kid or parent.
I haven’t seen to Nelson in a long time. It was my favourite place it was full of character and wonderful people. I never seen a homeless person when I was there.
@@tbcy3zj Often drug users are dealers. These dealers would sell drugs to children without hesitation. The drug users leave a trail of garbage wherever they go. They leave IV needles everywhere. They destroy communities and make them dangerous. They steal and break into people's homes and cars. ... I am compassionate. But, treating druggies as victims is wrong. They have to be made responsible for their actions. And, if they cannot find anything in life that they enjoy, besides drugs, that is their own fault. I'm not callous. Allowing rampant drug use should never be permissible. And, yes, people who use drugs all day are losers. Being a loser is a choice. So stop!
Autumn leaves on the ground, trees decked in early fall colors. This video was recorded in September. Trudeau and the BC NDP governments have laid waste the once proud country of Canada. Oh Canada, I weep for thee.
I don't agree with you when you say there are no good paying jobs in the Nelson area. There are decent paying construction jobs, in season fire fighting jobs, and many more in other sectors. Yes they are not always the highest paying jobs, but If you have any kinds of skills, there is work out there which does pay well. Sadly there is a large group of people who have found ways to survive off of not working. I'm not bashing people who can't work because of physical or mental disabilities.
When you're already a little effed up inside and you get cut off of punitive and callous social services in pursuit of cost savings, where do you go? what would you do? how long would you last? and from the suicides I've seen it's always the guy who wouldn't say sh!t if he had a mouthful of it who dies first...the people who never ask. They either get denied or have such low opinions of life or they succumb to the violence and indignity. They are easy to pick on, so politicians do. They are seen as the cause of, and solution to all of societies ills. If cutting social services and being tough on crime worked, you would think it would have worked by now. This is not an "eat the rich" response but fairs fair...maybe it's time to look at the tens and hundreds of billions of dollars transferred out of the country that are neither taxed nor circulating in the economy? Maybe we need to reconsider our middle-class eagerness to pay billionaires taxes for them? I don't pay zero percent or 2 percent or even 10 percent. do you? There's no reason for 7 year olds to go to school hungry, no need for single moms to trade sexual favours so their kid can have a backpack or go on a field trip and there's no need for the homelessness this man is illustrating. It's both cruel and not cost-effective. Police, ambulances, doctors, nurses, judges, workers...all are way more expensive than prevention.
Amazing comment thanks you are right sir!!! Then money Canada has spent on the war in Ukraine alone would be a huge start to fix these issues but they won't..... It is very sad indeed I hope we will have a better future for sure but the way this world is heading I have my doubts.
10 years ago, i was homeless here (( my bad; i own that )); i had to wait some 5 + months for finances to shape up: back then you had to be very! dysfunctional to go hungry-- Salvation Army provided food; && Jim Reimer , a christian minister .also gave you excellent meals for $$ 22 a month... the RENTs here are IN-SANE, if you re low income ;and, no i have no drug// booze issues-- i simply hung in there, until i fixed my $$, sleeping outside "til January; at which point i took off for St Johns for an amazing 8 wk trip. I came back found a place and have been happily housed for 10 years now..
Nelson It's such a beautiful town but it's not easy to get to, so you would kind of think that most of those people that are there in the streets are from the town itself!
Hey man I have to disagree with you here. I moved to Nelson 3 years ago and am in town daily. Yes there are homeless, homeless camps, and they seem to be whacked out most of the time. However, I have never felt unsafe, the police are very diligent and respectful to these unfortunate souls, and manage to keep things under control. We do have a problem that is getting worse do to lack of leadership in town council. But overall it is a wonderful town with very warmhearted good people. I think it’s pretty cheap of you to come back and bash it like you are. Not fair to the people of Nelson in my opinion.
I respect that opinion but I am not being " cheap " in saying that the crime rate has increased and even a stabbing on baker street in the past years. Not to mention the open drug use is out of control it is not as safe as it was when I used to live there that is a FACT!. So someone who just put in three years there to come and tell me its all great is not very accurate. I was living there since 1983 till recent you have no idea with all due respect!
@@BestBuddies. It is at the court house. Big concrete building by the intersection by the Hume. The signage says support tent city. Another tent spot is on the way out when you turn down to A&W to get to the highway. Dirty filthy area with tents and garbage everywhere! Disgusting!! When I was a teenager 35 years ago in Trail, we could not even linger outside 7 Eleven during a hockey game intermission. Society is falling fast
Yes housing costs suck but it’s not the root cause of problem. Housing is still doable if have a job. Living on the street is more of a personal lifestyle choice for those who prefer not to work and sadly one of the few options for those with mental issues. It’s a compelling option for those who prefer not to work because of all the new incentives like free tents, free meals, free carts, free clothing… and the icing on the cake free drugs!
Homelessness could happen to anybody I've been homeless myself for 5 years now. And I was and I was working 2 years I was doing really good and the company that I was working for they found out that I'm homeless and they got rid of me and I was about to get my efficiency. And I did keep myself clean because I was leaving from time to time in hotels so twice a week I will take a shower and I will shave and I was clean all the time and I smell good all the time and the company got rid of me as soon as they find out that I was leaving in my car. That goes to show you how many cruel people we have in our world.
That's really shitty man I hope all the best
@@BestBuddies. Thank you
It’s capitalism! Corporations bring in millions to be cheap labour and buy the real estate Canadians can’t afford.
Moved out of that town 6 years ago. Its a dead end there, and it started to go in a bad direction in the 2000s. The area attracts lots of dark energy and bad people in the recent decade.
@@travisv6408 Yup I left in 2006 and you are correct
I grew up in Kaslo and used to come to Nelson to pick up supplies for the mine I worked at.We used to stop at the old Queens hotel for a draft beer(50 cents).I still come to Nelson atleast 2 times a year and absolutely love the place.I agree that Nelson has changed dramatically over the years and not for the better but in saying that there's a charm and magic to the city.Main street dinner is definitely 1 of our go tos along with the dominion Cafe for the best London fogs and a homemade muffin.We were just in Nelson May-24.
I recognize the fellow standing outside of where Wait's News used to be. I was his roommate back in the Winter of 95/96, when Nelson was still an affordable, bohemian, hippie little ski town, with an incredible atmosphere in which it was easy to meet people and trust was high. God how I miss those days, a beautiful little slice of history that will never come again. Anyway, that fellow appeared to have had some kind of breakdown a couple years later and he's never been quite the same since. He's managed to survive relatively well in Nelson for 3 decades, but times are really getting hard on people. I wish him well.
I moved out of Nelson about 5 years ago now, and I noticed the problem back then, this goes to show its gotten worse over that time. I feel one of my friends put it best after talking and getting to know a few of them on the streets; its unfortunate, but for some of them they have nowhere else to go, as in, they might've been homeless in a different city and had to leave for reasons unknown. I live in Vancouver now and I've walked the corners of Main and E Hastings many times a week, and honestly it could make sense that with such a large homeless community, if you dont make any friends, people might just push you out. I notice this as far as 51st and Kerr St, where theres a couple homeless that frequent the neighbourhood rather than staying around downtown where there is technically more accessible aid like shelters and soup kitchens. In a perfect world there would be a system in place that would help transition through halfway-homes and low-income housing into getting taught skills. There's just no infrastructure for it because it's never been deemed "profitable"
Wake-up Canadians as this is a GLOBAL problem. Is this the Canada you had in mind for you children, grandchildren? Many people have their heads buried.....no worries as long as they or their loved are not affected.😪
No it’s not.This has been inflicted on the West by woke.
It isn’t just Nelson. It’s everywhere now.
Bad Times Create Strong Men.
Strong Men Create Good Times.
Good Times Create Weak Men.
Weak Men Create Bad Times.
If you were close. It's hard times create strong men
I came across your video, I grew up in Castlegar bc, l had no idea things were this bad there,but this is happening every where now,worldwide. It's really bad here as well in Vancouver bc Canada.
Vancouver has been bad for years but yes its everywhere now unfortunately
The cash from the underground weed economy dried up and this is what was left
As a 59 year local , I now avoid nelson as much as possible :( is so sad
@@mommaInga That is sad man I loved our city so much I wanted to retire there now I am thinking maybe creston or kaslo
@@BestBuddies. i moved to salmo 6 years ago
Now Nelson is just like everywhere else.
I live in Woodstock Ontario, same thing is going on here. Methadone clinics, Homeless, drugs, and crime. Our homeless shelter used to only be open in the winter. Now it’s open all year and yes they bus homeless in from other cities in Ontario.10 years ago, it wasn’t like this. On top of that we have so many new people that our little city doesn’t have the infrastructure for. It’s getting crowed here now.
Everyone is talking about affordable rents and low income rents when population suddenly goes up and we have no infrastructure. When housing costs rose rents in those landlords house rose. For example I researched end of 2017 Edmonton had 981,280 people - now it has over 1.5 million in 5 years almost six year. Trudeau increased immigration shortly after to 600000 temporary foreign works who can come Canada without work visas and are exempt from foreign buyers ban plus immigration allowed increased to over 400000 a year. There was no infrastructure for them. How many are putting strain on food banks, available rentals, homelessness and low income supports by provincial governments through no fault of their own. How many billions the Provincial and municipal leaders must stop Ottawa in my opinion.
100 percent correct mass immigration needs to stop
@BestBuddies. yes I am for refugees and people needing help mass immigration is crazy we just don't have resources set up
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s not just Canada.
I commonly get up on a Saturday morning , leave Calgary , and ride my Harley touring bike to Nelson. I stay at the Alpine Inn , go down to the Hume for a few drinks and some dinner . Sunday morning its off to Oso negro for a couple coffees then ride back home. Its a nice way to get away for the weekend. Ive been doing this for years , and have noticed the difference in the amount of street people. They seemed to be trying to clean it up a few years ago but it doesnt seem to be working. Its sad to see both in the fact that Nelson is a nice place , and that these poor people have nowhere to go.
I can remember downtown Vancouver 40 years ago. It was bad then, It is worse now. We moved from Surrey to Shuswap lake. We are some 20 Kms from Salmon arm. They have a problem there. Vernon is only an hour away. they have a bigger problem.
@edrogers9530 totally agree with what your saying about Vernon.We relocated 2 yrs ago from Abbotsford to Vernon and was shocked at how bad the homelessness is.Vernon compares to Maple Ridge,thank goodness our realtor suggested we move high up on east hill so as the street vagrants don't travel up that far.
Same thing happening in Trail ,, we moved from Surrey 4 years ago and I was shocked to see the same problems ! Lots of addicts and dangerous for my kids :(
Dude, so hard to see our home town and people in it suffer. I still remember when I used to live there in 2007….wasnt anywhere near that and all you could see was culture.
I know right it is very sad indeed.... Nelson is still a nice place but it is declining FAST! I also did some research it has the highest percentage of poverty in BC so stats don't lie that place is struggling no good jobs!
You can thank the government for that, they fked up my town of Sechelt too. Powell River is fked too. Everyone I talk to from towns all over say the same thing.
I’ll vouch for the Powell River comment. Best friend lives there. It’s kind of a mess.
@@theJoefamilychannel what a weird take on it. Rents are obscene, everywhere. Who charges rent? Landlords. Going for every buck they can. Landlords are everywhere, corporate and mom&pop. So what's causing the problem? High and increasing rents. Charged by landlords. Where tf does 'da gubmint' come into it?
I also lived in Nelson and raised 2 boys, we ended up moving do too jobs and yes Nelson has gone down hill. It's been 12 years since we moved. But we still visit Nelson.
I also grew up in Nelson/Castlegar 30mins away and every time I come back it looks more and more like Nacht Der Untoten. There was an encampment of 20 homeless drug addicts dozing off and leaving needles everywhere behind the YOUTH CENTER.
Most of Canada's bs right now is due to our poor leadership, but at the same time we can't treat the zombies like victims 100% of the time. I know there are exceptions, but at the end of the day most people know drugs are incredibly harmful and addictive, they know this before their first hit and still do it. Maybe they had a hard life that led them to escape with drugs, but also why does their escape have to result in me being yelled at and spit on in their zombie voice. Why do I have to smell and try not to step in the shit they took in front of subway. I've had a hard life too but you will never see anyone else cleaning up after me or feel scared around me.
Most of us including myself have had a rough life you are 100 percent correct. They need to be held accountable for the actions they do!
We have a massive number of immigrants competing for low pay jobs and housing. The result is homelessness and destitution across Canada.
This is everywhere unfortunately. Very sad. I travel to Nelson often from northeastern Washington and I love it there. It seems like there are very few homeless people compared to many other cities I know.
Trail is pretty bad too. Used to be safe at night.
Nelson was a sweet place - once upon a time. When I lived there for 10 years. It changed very quickly. I was there a couple of years ago, and could not believe my eyes. The Main Street Diner, which used to be such a hotspot, was empty. I still ordered a sandwich and sat in the window and saw a couple of dozen loungers hanging around. Scary.
The only time I will go there again will be to go to Georama, outside of Nelson, and stay the h away from any downtown activity.
My father and his business partner owned that restaurant it was called Milly's the old sign is still in the alleyway they sold it in the late 80s and the new owner called it main street dinner
This is sad to see. My best friend and I were in Nelson 3 years ago and we just saw one homeless guy near the outdoor washroom on the main strip, there was even an rcmp officer chatting with him being kind. The thing that shocked us the most was when we decided to go for a walk at night. When we passed peoples houses we noticed fresh fruit, granola bars, water bottles and even cigarette packs at their steps near the sidewalks. At first we imagined there was a religious holiday which caused this. But as we went we realized the great people in the community of Nelson did this to look after the less fortunate. We never saw any other people walking around at night and Nelson became a retirement dream for us. I now worry what I will see when I come back to visit in July.
It is alot worse unfortunately and it also has become very unaffordable. May I make a retirement recommendation for you in two near by towns which are just as chill and nice. Go look at Kaslo and Creston
@BestBuddies. thank you for your recommendations. I will visit on your suggestions.
Our govt is corrupt to the core, they want us gone…
They are not just down and out and homeless, they homeless drug addicts which is a bigger problem with very little chance they will ever become rehabilitated just an ongoing problem that will never end.
this is a problem right across Canada. It is disheartening .They need a voice. Thanks for the share.
I was in Nelson about four years ago and thought it was a pretty awesome little place
It's fucking sad. this is a gigantic problem all across north america. the number of people we are loosing are comparable to the 2 world wars. it's terrifying and nobody seems to want or know what to do about it. count your blessings folks.
I know at least two of the people you claim are homeless but they aren't. Yes, they are panhandling but they have roofs over their heads. The black guy is Maazu, super nice guy, clean and polite. He has living quarters. He has a mental illness. He doesn't bother anyone. Neither does Gabe who sits outside the Royal Bank.
thanks for that I am glad to hear they have a home they both seemed nice like you said
Nelson used to be so awesome🌸….cabin up by Kaslo,& love to come into Nelson for the day,used to be so artistic.
Stopped coming into Nelson about 5 yrs ago it started getting bad with all the drugs & homeless then! sad,was such a fun great historic little town.But it’s all of Canada now,it’s a sewer everywhere….Canada just got given away,again! I feel so defeated in this country, everywhere is crowded ,all of our services,& they still keep bringing more in.
If Canada put more effort into the population we had & made more opportunities for our indigenous peoples,better housing,education,counselling,etc ….they could of had a work force within Canada,have young women & men off the reservations & into trade schools, teachers,doctors,nurses…educate them on reservations with better schools,better living conditions,& teach them old skills,but also have them learn new skills to better make a good wage.
The work force is here,the government was too lazy & slow
100 percent agree
I appreciate your approach with this video. No judgement, respecting the homeless people, no ranting. It's such a sad situation and can elicit a lot of negative emotion. Not falling into that makes this video one of the best I've seen on the topic. ❤❤
@@sandyfika2201 thank you so much very nice comment
Try living on the street "with no direction home" . These folks are human beings who had hopes and dreams till circumstance brought despair. That's wassup.
That guy sleeping behind the public toilet got it pretty good....if that was here in Edmonton his bicycle would have been stolen by another homeless person 5 mins after he fell asleep !
It’s not just the small towns like Nelson! Born and raised in Calgary same thing going on everywhere!
Thank you for sharing this 🙏
Nelson has changed so much in the last 2 decades 😮
Big time changed and not for the better
@@BestBuddies. I can see that!! Back then most homeless used to go to Vancouver for the winter and live on rainbow beach all summer, couchsurf or stay at a hippy communities around Nelson.. and I wouldn't even blame the cannabis and festival culture, as most homeless people nowadays seem to be in Nelson for other reasons.. it's a healing town, accepting and very alternative
@@two-chicks acceptance is a great thing but there is a downside to too much acceptance and I think we are there
@@EverettWilder-wr3xh people have mental and addiction problem.. not demons or gods.. don't want to confuse them more already
Its every-town North America, Europe. You can't imagine what the Asian, Russian South American continents are like. It is a global problem and getting worse. Every administration from dog catcher to Mayor to Presidents and Prime Ministers and Dictators have this as a major problem. The good ones are nurses and workers living in cars and vans. I've lived in Sudbury, Vancouver, Fort Saint James, Goodlow, Chetwynd, many more: all have same problem. This looks pretty mild. There's encampments in most the places I mentioned. Monitored and makeshift camps in every wood thicket or lawn they can find and huddle together. Anything to stay warm and stave off hunger. Some have pets. Some have kids. some have cancer or other diseases. Millions across the Globe. Please say a prayer or think Help; just a second of your time.
Indeed it's sad everywhere
It's really only North America.
@@tbott1061 I guess you have not traveled much you are 100 percent wrong
Yes the plight of homelessness is a global problem.
But you said it yourself, even 10 years ago small Canadian towns weren't like this. This mass phenomenon is new and for now it's only in North America
@@tbott1061 so south America central america africa and south Asia the middle east have no homeless crisis??? I beg to differ oh and Europe?? no crisis think again my friend hate on north america all you want but it's a global crisis
If you think Nelson's bad try Lethbridge, Alberta.
Here in Penticton apparently most street people are bussed in. Last time I went thru Nelson I didn't stop as there were parking meters everywhere.
My wife and I went to Nelson, stayed at The Hume (excellent), but this was 10 years ago….it makes me sad to see this. Nelson has long been a bit of a hippy town, but this, right now, is going to be the end for this beautiful little town, if things don’t change
The Food Bank here in Salmon Arm is tightening the belt. The volunteer mentioned 749 clients one day waiting for sustenance. There are two Food Banks here. A recent publicly funded project is a new emergency shelter beside the sewage treatment plant and thrift store, but what is needed is a tiny home community. Give the folks some space between, a garden, a main resource building and help venue, plus a volunteer programme. It is said on the news that one quarter of the population is below the poverty line. With the climate crisis, things will just be getting worse, much worse.
You are right to reflect on the loss of industries in that area. I have seen Nelson through the years since 1963. I saw the hippy wave and now the drug addiction wave. Artsy People flock to Nelson and in winter the skiers. I am glad you were sensitive to not film people in their distressing situation. I have hope in the city’s encouragement to home owners to build small houses on their lot to increase the rental inventory.
@@moniquehuchet3646 yeah its unfortunate that area needs more Industrial jobs
Damn I was going to leave Vancouver for Nelson I have been looking for a house. I will have to investigate further. Nelson captured my heart years ago and I have always dreamed of living there. Thank you for the video
its very expensive now not Vancouver expensive but yeah the streets are getting rougher for sure! Perhaps Kaslo is better?
If you now live in Northern BC. It also has a homeless population. I was visiting Terrace and it is there.
Terrace is horrible thank god I dont live there
So Trudeau really flooded Canada with his immigrants, student visas and "refugees" and spread them all over, making sure to miss no town anywhere. I grew up in Kitimat but haven't been back for 30 years. If this crap has hit Terrace, then I bet it's in Kitimat as well. Now Trudeau is federal, so he let them in, or brought them into the country. The provincial liberals and NDP spread them around. The purpose is to overload the system and society, in accordance with WEF 2030 guidelines. In a nutshell, Trudeau has sold out his country while getting rich in the process. He cares nothing for Canadians. And no, we're not ALL Canadians, like Trudy and his soy boys keep declaring. Only Canadian citizens are Canadians. Not students here on TEMPORARY visas. Not seasonal workers. And certainly not the criminals or psyche ward inmates that the middle and South American countries kicked out of their prisons and institutions, and who have migrated up here through the open border program in the US and here.
The only answer is to stop immigration. We can't take any more people. Next, arrest, collect and deport illegals back to their country of origin. Canada is not an importer of other countries' problems. We are NOT the world's welfare state.
Such a shame. Creston is the same. 😔
That's crazy. I remember traveling up there in the 1980s to play in a baseball tournament. Seemed like a good clean town. I live in Coeur d'alene, Idaho and we don't allow public camping anywhere in the cities around here but, if you travel across the state line to spokane, Washington that's a different story.
I was born and raised in Nelson it was a great town in the 80s and 90s now it has got so bad its sad the whole country is shit to be honest
@@BestBuddies. Need to vote out Trudeau and all leftists that run your province and/or your city. We have the same problem in my country. Luckily we don’t have any leftists running any part of Idaho.
They aren't leftists and they don't run the country. Money and lobbyists do. The other party won't change this. Sure is convenient to believe that this is a short term problem that can be fixed by changing the current government. @@BANDIT2DAY
Not something we Canadians imagined being such a sad reality of our countries future, that's for sure 😢😢😢
During the Great Depression of the late 20's and 30's men would be rounded up and sent off to work camps in the forests and mines. My grandfather was one of those men. And when WW2 kicked off they were quick to volunteer in order to get away from the camps. I think we are coming back to those days, and another great war too. Thing is most of the homeless today are in that situation due to drug and alcohol abuse, or mental illness. Back in the day we had mental institutions to take care of the mentally ill. Those places are gone now except for the very few that remain. Also back in the day, life was cheap. You did drugs you died. Now they give you drugs so you can keep going in your addiction.
100 percent truth and yes history repeats itself
ABSOULTLY in Aneri a they get clean syringes and alcahol swabs. All the stuff you could possibly need to smoke crack The y get paramedics called out to resuscitate them. Tney get all sirts of very expensive hospital treatment when their drug use goes bad. I agree you use drugs you die stop wasti g money to save these retched lowlives! In the great deoression people wornet lazy criminal junkies. They wanted to work..
Your spot on brother.
No different than any urban center in Canada. Sorry its come to your town. I live in Niagara Falls...a supposed world class tourist destination...its a warzone here...the number of homeless, meth heads and crack heads, those with serious mental issues, violence, stabbings, shootings...yeah, something thats not on the tourism brochures...
Sad what this country has become
Same as every other town or city now. No different.
Sorry for your loss, it's like losing a loved one it breaks your heart to see it slipping into a place you thought it never would.🇬🇧
There’s a proposed homeless shelter possibly coming to my town, if it does this problem will come there.
This is inexcusable people should not have to live with this, their towns, parks overrun.
Canada needs reform.
Nothing is like it was. Enjoy what you can and have❤
absolutely agreed
i was there 5 years ago and found it strange for such a small town to have homeless people. Its so out of the way and not near any cities. doesnt even have a major airport
Worst part about this comment section is people believe that their vote actually counts for something. lmfao.
This homeless situation has definitely exploded all across Canada. No place is the same, I feel your anguish and feel the same. The super wealthy corporations and private people need to share. Because on earth there is enough food to feed everyone except that some have filled up way too much. There is a man in Eastern Canada who is a millionaire who spent his own money and took 2 years to create 96 tiny homes for people who needed them. What is every millionaire did their part? Kindness is the only solution!
Yes I heard of this man that was done in Halifax good hearted man he is
I'd love to see the stats on how many of these derelicts are from elsewhere, I'm thinking 98%
It's nice to see an honest review of Nelson. Most of the videos glorifying Nelson's good point but totally disregarding the negative. Thank you
I love Nelson so much!!
It's my mom's home town and I still have family there!!
It's so sad to hear this. 😢
It’s brutal and it’s everywhere
Sad but true
Every shingle small town in Canada has the same problems .If the government reopens Riverview hospital in Coquitlam and helps these people under one roof .
I grew ip in Williams Lake in the 70-80s, way worse back then! Dont let Canada get like the US!!!
The problem nobody thinks about is Nelson used to have a thriving pot industry, now there is no underground economy.
Love Nelson but I can’t live there, no housing and what’s available is unaffordable.
its a sad truth! and few good paying jobs don't help either and that is why I do not live there anymore!
@BestBuddies. That is the truth ! Not a job or thing there.
same in Penticton
Try Penticton. It's so bad stores would rather close and move. City Council hasn't got a clue how to handle it and neither do the donut boys.
Or how about them kicking in doors and windows downtown Kelowna. There was a tent city springing up in Salmon Arm 2 years ago. Sad places
This is a world problem now…there is a redistribution of the world’s wealth and resources happening.. the street casualties are a symptom.
OMG. The world has changed in 20 years and so has your former home town. In 1998 the bottom end of the housing market in Nelson was around 100k. Now it’s 500k. Addiction and mental health issues occur everywhere. “There’s one now.” Talking about a fire hydrant or a human being that’s someone’s kid or parent.
@@tdawg713 hahaha relax
I haven’t seen to Nelson in a long time. It was my favourite place it was full of character and wonderful people. I never seen a homeless person when I was there.
As much as its a homeless problem, its a druggy-loser problem.
Nobody wants to be addicted to opiods. Classifying them as losers is callous.
@@tbcy3zj Often drug users are dealers. These dealers would sell drugs to children without hesitation. The drug users leave a trail of garbage wherever they go. They leave IV needles everywhere. They destroy communities and make them dangerous. They steal and break into people's homes and cars. ... I am compassionate. But, treating druggies as victims is wrong. They have to be made responsible for their actions. And, if they cannot find anything in life that they enjoy, besides drugs, that is their own fault. I'm not callous. Allowing rampant drug use should never be permissible. And, yes, people who use drugs all day are losers. Being a loser is a choice. So stop!
@@tbcy3zj my comments keep getting deleted. So, I maintain my original comment.
@@tbcy3zj winners don't use drugs.
Autumn leaves on the ground, trees decked in early fall colors. This video was recorded in September.
Trudeau and the BC NDP governments have laid waste the once proud country of Canada. Oh Canada, I weep for thee.
So is the Crises in Every North American City Now.....
seems this way
Thanx for sharing. Penticton is in bad shape to. Much Love
It’s every single city in Canada.
Campbell River is the same and they are all imported,none are from Campbell River.
First time I was in Campbell River was mid 90’s. Heading up to Alice, and we stopped at the Quisam Hotell for a couple of Wobblies 🤓
The movie 'Roxanne' was filmed in Nelson.
The whole world is like this now.
I don't agree with you when you say there are no good paying jobs in the Nelson area. There are decent paying construction jobs, in season fire fighting jobs, and many more in other sectors. Yes they are not always the highest paying jobs, but If you have any kinds of skills, there is work out there which does pay well. Sadly there is a large group of people who have found ways to survive off of not working. I'm not bashing people who can't work because of physical or mental disabilities.
You’re so correct!
Kelowna is the same and we even have a bunch newly built shelters.
And at what 50k a pop, you give out free stuff and the flow will never stop!
When you're already a little effed up inside and you get cut off of punitive and callous social services in pursuit of cost savings, where do you go? what would you do? how long would you last? and from the suicides I've seen it's always the guy who wouldn't say sh!t if he had a mouthful of it who dies first...the people who never ask. They either get denied or have such low opinions of life or they succumb to the violence and indignity. They are easy to pick on, so politicians do. They are seen as the cause of, and solution to all of societies ills. If cutting social services and being tough on crime worked, you would think it would have worked by now. This is not an "eat the rich" response but fairs fair...maybe it's time to look at the tens and hundreds of billions of dollars transferred out of the country that are neither taxed nor circulating in the economy? Maybe we need to reconsider our middle-class eagerness to pay billionaires taxes for them? I don't pay zero percent or 2 percent or even 10 percent. do you? There's no reason for 7 year olds to go to school hungry, no need for single moms to trade sexual favours so their kid can have a backpack or go on a field trip and there's no need for the homelessness this man is illustrating. It's both cruel and not cost-effective. Police, ambulances, doctors, nurses, judges, workers...all are way more expensive than prevention.
Amazing comment thanks you are right sir!!! Then money Canada has spent on the war in Ukraine alone would be a huge start to fix these issues but they won't..... It is very sad indeed I hope we will have a better future for sure but the way this world is heading I have my doubts.
10 years ago, i was homeless here (( my bad; i own that )); i had to wait some 5 + months for finances to shape up: back then you had to be very! dysfunctional to go hungry-- Salvation Army provided food; && Jim Reimer , a christian minister .also gave you excellent meals for $$ 22 a month... the RENTs here are IN-SANE, if you re low income ;and, no i have no drug// booze issues-- i simply hung in there, until i fixed my $$, sleeping outside "til January; at which point i took off for St Johns for an amazing 8 wk trip. I came back found a place and have been happily housed for 10 years now..
I am happy to hear you are doing well keep up the good work!!
Such a sad case for such a beautiful little town!😢
Indeed
BC especially is like this because it’s the warmest province.
You do know this is happening all over North America, right?
No I live under a rock really you dont say.....
Nelson BC???
The world has changed. Massive wealth transfer- I hope the ones that benefited are happy
Nelson It's such a beautiful town but it's not easy to get to, so you would kind of think that most of those people that are there in the streets are from the town itself!
I always thought the #1 industry in Nelson was parking meters😂
No, it's being in nelson and posing.
Hey man I have to disagree with you here. I moved to Nelson 3 years ago and am in town daily. Yes there are homeless, homeless camps, and they seem to be whacked out most of the time. However, I have never felt unsafe, the police are very diligent and respectful to these unfortunate souls, and manage to keep things under control. We do have a problem that is getting worse do to lack of leadership in town council. But overall it is a wonderful town with very warmhearted good people. I think it’s pretty cheap of you to come back and bash it like you are. Not fair to the people of Nelson in my opinion.
I respect that opinion but I am not being " cheap " in saying that the crime rate has increased and even a stabbing on baker street in the past years. Not to mention the open drug use is out of control it is not as safe as it was when I used to live there that is a FACT!. So someone who just put in three years there to come and tell me its all great is not very accurate. I was living there since 1983 till recent you have no idea with all due respect!
Even Creston is getting bad too.
Nelson was such a nice place to visit
Keep
On voting as you all do. Safe and effective.
"we just all want to be happy " ❤
Red Deer getting worse by the day!
It's always been a big city problem. Not any more. 😢
Now there's tent city.. way worse since you posted this, crazy eh..now what?
where is the tent city?? is it below gyro park bluff??
@@BestBuddies. It is at the court house. Big concrete building by the intersection by the Hume. The signage says support tent city. Another tent spot is on the way out when you turn down to A&W to get to the highway. Dirty filthy area with tents and garbage everywhere! Disgusting!! When I was a teenager 35 years ago in Trail, we could not even linger outside 7 Eleven during a hockey game intermission. Society is falling fast
You mean meth city cause they all smoke meth.
Now they are at the dog park!
Starting to look like Nanaimo. This is a consequence of voting in socialist wacos.
Kamloops as well
Is that the alberta school system spelling?
You serious?! It’s every kind of government in Canada. It’s capitalism.
Its because of housing costs.
Yes housing costs suck but it’s not the root cause of problem. Housing is still doable if have a job. Living on the street is more of a personal lifestyle choice for those who prefer not to work and sadly one of the few options for those with mental issues. It’s a compelling option for those who prefer not to work because of all the new incentives like free tents, free meals, free carts, free clothing… and the icing on the cake free drugs!
It's all over BC! Keep voting NDP and Fed Liberal. You'll be homeless too.
Alberta is like this too, and it's cuckservative